Delivering Equity | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: Public event

Delivering Equity

Exploring the importance of service design in ensuring equitable access to key government programs

Speaker

Dr. Clarence Wardell III

Date & time

Mar 18, 2024, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT

Location

This is a Virtual Event.

Join the Center for Racial Justice in welcoming Dr. Clarence Wardell III, Senior Program Officer on the Economic Mobility and Opportunity team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a virtual workshop on the importance of service design in ensuring equitable access to key government programs. In this workshop, we will explore how user research, feedback loops, and human-centered design are critical to advancing equitable outcomes. We'll look at the Biden Administration's approach through the lens of American Rescue Plan Implementation, and its Executive Orders on equity and customer service.

This event is part of the CRJ's winter 2024 Racial Justice in Practice workshop series and is free and open to all.

About the speaker

Dr. Clarence Wardell III is currently a Senior Program Officer on the Economic Mobility and Opportunity team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he leads efforts to foster innovation to improve economic outcomes for individuals in the U.S. with low incomes. Before joining the foundation, Clarence served in several senior roles in the Biden-Harris Administration focused on policy implementation and advancing equity through the federal government, including as Senior Advisor for Policy Implementation and Delivery with the Domestic Policy Council and as the Chief Data and Equity Officer for the White House American Rescue Plan Team.

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