Dwayne Wharton

Just Strategies
Founder & Senior Advisor

Dwayne is a founder and senior advisor with mission-driven consulting firm Just Strategies, which works to support change that centers equity and community-up leadership. As a health and equity advocate, Dwayne has held leadership positions in several prominent non-profit organizations, working to advance local, state and federal policies, promote health equity, and eliminate disparities across multiple determinants of health. Dwayne is an appointed member and co-chair of the City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on African-American Males (MCAAM) and the Philadelphia Food Policy Advisory Council (FPAC) where he chairs the Health Subcommittee. In addition to advising the Climate Equity Policy Center, Dwayne also serves on the boards of the Greater Philadelphia Philanthropy Network, American Heart Association, Kynett Foundation, Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program, and the Alliance for Agriculture in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dwayne is a former Peace Corps volunteer, and is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leader.