Jamil Hamilton (pronouns: he/him) is a Los Angeles, California native with a passion for policy, organizing, and building people-powered solutions. After graduating from Georgetown University in 2015 with a B.A. in government and a minor in sociology, Hamilton received a fellowship from the Princeton in Asia program to teach English in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After the conclusion of his year-long fellowship in Thailand, he returned to Los Angeles, where he served as a union organizer at SEIU 721, one of the largest public-sector unions in California, for two years. He later moved to NYC to continue his work in the labor movement for CWA District 1. After helping to build strong labor unions across the state of New York, Hamilton joined NAMI-NYC where he served as the inaugural manager of public policy and advocacy. In this role, he created a robust and intersectional policy agenda and trained individuals on how to successfully meet and advocate with policy makers. 

Currently, Hamilton works at FWD.us as a research & policy senior associate on the criminal justice team, where he focuses on passing and implementing impactful criminal justice reform policy across the nation.