is a social scientist with over 20 years of community and economic development experience. He merges his lived experience with research and evidence-based practices to lead teams to growth and sustainability. After being incarcerated, he was hired and became Executive Director of a workforce development program, and increased its budget by $1M, and doubled the outcomes while decreasing grant dependency and creating new social enterprises.
J Hackett is known for high growth and quick turnaround in agencies. He is currently the Executive Director of Jordan Peer Recovery, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to transforming lives through transformed people who share the lived experience of people in recovery and re-entry. With experience in for-profit, non-profit, governmental, faith-based, grassroots, and international agencies, he brings a wealth of knowledge grounded in practical application.
