Rev. Frederick Davie
Senior Advisor on Racial Equity
As Senior Advisor for Racial Equity, Reverend Davie executes programming with a primary focus on the intersection of race and religion. He recently served as the Executive Vice President at Union Theological Seminary. In June 2020, US Senator Charles Schumer appointed him to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan commission dedicated to defending the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. President Barack Obama appointed Rev. Davie to the inaugural White House Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2009. He is a minister in the Presbytery of New York City. He serves on the boards of Interfaith Center of NY, Climate Reality Project, and is a Commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
