Adam Slade is a committed policy advocate and researcher whose professional purpose aims to address historic harm and disinvestment facing black communities and addressing systems that perpetuate community harm. Adam has over 15 years of experience working for public, private and nonprofit organizations that serve the public, and has worked with and for government organizations to connect resident needs to public decision making to achieve equitable outcomes. He specializes in racial equity policy development, public finance and budgeting, process improvement for government, organization change transformation, policy advocacy and research.
Outside of IBAI, Adam serves as the President at the Center for Loving Workplace, a global nonprofit organization that aims to transform workplaces into loving communities focused on inclusion and equity. Prior to IBAI, Adam was the Deputy Budget Director of Community Safety for the City of Chicago and was a Board Member for Change Illinois and a Chicago United for Equity Senior Fellow. Adam holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University, a Master of Education from Lesley University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from DePaul University.
