About Jedd Medefind
Jedd Medefind serves as President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans. The Alliance unites more than 90 respected Christian organizations and a national network of churches. Through its annual Summit, the Orphan Sunday campaign and other advocacy and training initiatives, the Alliance works together to ignite and equip Christians to “defend the cause of the fatherless” through adoption, foster care and global orphan ministry. Prior to this role, Jedd served in the White House as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, leading the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. In this post, he oversaw reform efforts across the government to make community-based organizations and faith-based service groups the central actors in aiding the needy, from prisoner reentry to global AIDS. As described by the Harvard Political Review, these reforms “fundamentally changed the government’s strategy for improving the lives of the downtrodden…” Previously, Jedd held a range of posts in the California State Legislature. He also helped establish the California Community Renewal Project, which strengthens nonprofits in some of the state’s most challenged communities. He has worked, studied and served in more than thirty countries, with organizations ranging from Price-Waterhouse in Moscow to Christian Life Bangladesh. Jedd has written numerous articles and two books, including Four Souls and The Revolutionary Communicator. He and his wife Rachel live in California and have four children, Siena, Marin, Eden and Lincoln.
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