Jarvis Williams

Director of Applied Research

Jarvis Williams has more than 15 years of experience working at the intersection of religious, academic, policy, and non-profit institutions. As Director of Applied Research, Jarvis produces and synthesizes research to provide useable information to organizations, activists, and leaders working to both strengthen, deepen, and enrich our democratic practices.

Jarvis is an established leader within organizations and communities specifically advocating for racial equity and accountability. He has served in several consequential positions all designed to strategically advance racial equity within US democracy. Prior to joining The Horizons Project, Jarvis worked as a Senior Pastor, public issue campaign strategist, adjunct professor, racial equity and accountability strategist, policy analyst, and policy consultant. In every role, Jarvis has been consequential in the organization’s strategic planning and prioritization of racial equity considerations.

He has been invited to speak around the country on strategies for advancing racial justice and enriching our democratic culture in academic institutions, religious institutions, fortune 500 corporations, and with policymakers at the state and local level. Jarvis holds a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies from Mississippi State University, a Master of Divinity degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center, a Masters of Social Policy degree from Brandeis University, and is currently completing his dissertation in Social Policy at Brandeis University in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.

Jarvis Williams is an established leader within organizations and communities specifically advocating for racial equity and accountability and has more than 15 years of experience working at the intersection of religious, academic, policy, and non-profit institutions. As Director of Applied Research, Jarvis produces and synthesizes research to provide useable information to organizations, activists, and leaders working to both strengthen, deepen, and enrich our democratic practices.