The People in Common podcast identifies leaders, solutions, and effective ways to use our voices, our time, and our dollars to make change.

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People in Common is a bridge between inspirational movement leaders and those of us who care but aren’t sure what to DO.  With real stories about the 'why', we:

1. SHINE THE LIGHT on opportunities for meaningful action

2. MAKE IT EASY to learn / act / donate / volunteer / speak out

3. CHANNEL SUPPORT to frontline grassroots organizations making an impact now

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In the first three episodes, we share conversations with leaders we admire: Time 100's Desmond Meade, Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle, and NRDC's Kelly Ward Burton.

So glad you joined us.

Episodes

'How to Win With Love' with Time 100's Desmond Meade - Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World 

'We Belong to Each Other' with Homeboy Industries’ Father Greg Boyle - Founder of Homeboy Industries, which received $20M from MacKenzie Scott the week we spoke 

'Do Democracy to Save Democracy' with NRDC's Kelly Ward Burton - Founding President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee with President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder

Jama Adams

Jama is a builder - translating vision and values into strategy to address the climate crisis and save democracy.

Most recently as Head of Investor Strategy for Commonwealth Fusion Systems, she raised $1.8 billion in Series B funding to unlock a climate solution at the scale of the problem: clean, limitless fusion energy.

Jama  was the first hire on the Giving Pledge and took the pledge from zero to $1 trillion in three years, growing the ranks to nearly 100 billionaires (today it stands at $3 trillion from over 230 signers) to change norms around charitable giving.

As founder of strategy consulting groups, Jama successfully designed and executed growth strategies for executives at Fortune 50 companies like Google and GE (e.g., integrate social impact into GE corporate strategy), incubators like Elemental Excelerator and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (e.g. built impact frameworks across portfolio), funders like Democracy Fund (e.g., strategy), and public-private partnerships like Accelerator for America (e.g., shaped the organization’s foundational strategy to support inclusive and sustainable prosperity).

In government, Jama ran Public Affairs for the City of New York Parks Department. On Capitol Hill, Jama served two Democratic Leaders of the United States Congress. She has have worked on various political campaigns and conventions in every election year.

Jama holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was awarded a full-tuition scholarship and was UCLA Senior of the Year.

As valedictorian of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Jama received a Master of Public Policy and a full-tuition scholarship as a Kennedy Fellow.  She co-taught a graduate-level course on community and political organizing with Marshall Ganz and wrote a graduate thesis on civic engagement.

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