Lisa Sharon Harper

Strategic Faith Rooted Policy & Organizing Consultant

Lisa Sharon Harper is the Strategic Faith Rooted Policy & Organizing Consultant. From Ferguson to New York, and from Germany to South Africa, Australia, and Brazil, Ms. Harper leads trainings that increase clergy and community leaders’ capacity to organize people of faith toward a just world. A prolific speaker, writer, and activist, Ms. Harper is the founder and president of Freedom Road, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by designing forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment, and common action. 

Ms. Harper earned her Masters degree in Human Rights from Columbia University in New York City in 2006. She is the author of several books and writes extensively on shalom and governance, immigration reform, health care reform, poverty, racial and gender justice, climate change, and transformational civic engagement. In 2020, Ms. Harper received The Bridge Award from The Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation in recognition of her dedication to bridging divides and building Beloved Community. Board member of Red Letter Christians and Justice Revival, Ms. Harper is also the host of the award-winning Freedom Road Podcast, cohost of The FOUR Podcast, and author of her weekly column on Substack, “The Truth Is … .”