Tracy Wareing Evans

Tracy Wareing Evans is an experienced CEO, international speaker, and author. Anchored by a deep commitment to building equitable, thriving communities in the United States, she is widely recognized for her expertise in the human services sector. Evans has worked with federal policymakers and with practitioners nationwide to advance innovative policy solutions, including testifying before Congress and serving on dozens of national advisory committees and governing boards. She is well known for her strategic work focused on changing public perceptions about anti-poverty programs, and the systems that deliver them. Evans is currently writing a book about how unproductive narratives have shaped human services in the U.S., deeply impacting how Americans think about and see people experiencing poverty and other economic and social challenges, and why shifting this narrative is a critical underpinning to building a brighter future for all of us.

A natural bridge builder and collaborative partner, Evans currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Social Current, a national organization working to activate the power of the nonprofit social human services sector. She is also co-host of the highly-rated, two-season podcast, Our Dream Deferred: Fulfilling the Nation’s Promise, which brings brilliant minds from unexpected places to examine the forces that shape and distort American society.