Meet JCH
Mission & Values
Jason Craige Harris is a voice for healing, transformation, and the power of storytelling. He is an international consultant and keynote speaker, specializing in the psychology of leadership, organizational behavior, intergroup dialogue, group dynamics, conflict resolution, and restorative justice.
As a facilitator, strategist, and belonging expert, Jason works in a variety of contexts, with a range of constituents, and across industries to promote cultures of dignity and repair. He regularly advises leaders on how to solve big challenges, manage complex crises, and pursue lasting change. In all of his work, Jason draws on a deep well of research, practice, and mindfulness to transform leaders, teams, and organizational cultures.
Jason is committed to educating the public. He writes on ways of moving through conflict and harm with integrity, empathy, and accountability. Jason is also the Social Impact Producer for a documentary with Impactful entitled Race to Be Human, a film on how to talk about race and mental health.
Jason is the Managing Partner at Perception Strategies, a consulting firm working around the world with organizations on leadership, assessment, strategy, culture, and repair. Jason also serves as a Senior Advisor at Perception Institute, a research consortium prioritizing equity in social systems. In addition, Jason is a member of the speakers bureau at Pollyanna, a national organization working to promote racial literacy and cultural competency.
Previously, Jason was the director of diversity and inclusion at a NYC independent school, where he co-led the school’s peace, equity, and justice department, and taught courses at the intersection of ethics, history, and religion. Jason sits on the boards of Seeds of Peace, Hidden Water, and Getting to We.
Additional Details
For over a decade, Jason has held senior roles in various organizations. He was a senior administrator at a K-12 Quaker school in NYC where he oversaw diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, co-led the school’s peace, equity, and justice department, and taught courses and trained teachers across all divisions. Earlier in his career, Jason served as founding co-director and senior editor at Postcolonial Networks, a think tank and research hub focused on the intersection of spirituality and global justice.
Jason holds a BA (honors) in religion and African American Studies from Wesleyan University, where he was a fellow at both the Center for the Humanities and the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Program, and a MA (summa cum laude) in religion, ethics, and cultural studies from Yale Divinity School, where he was a Marquand Merit Scholar and Extended Year Program Fellow. Jason is certified in conflict mediation as well as trauma-informed restorative justice and circle keeping by Planning Change. He is also a certified Narrative 4 facilitator as well as a leadership coach who has trained with Bright Morning Consulting and a depolarization facilitator who has trained with Resetting the Table.
Jason sits on the boards of Seeds of Peace (Vice Chair of the Programming Committee), Hidden Water (Executive Committee and Marketing Committee), and Getting to We. He is also a former member of the advisory board of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice. He is a former member of the board of Inwood Academy (Academic Committee and HR Committee).