👉👉In this episode, we sit down with Devon Gray, President of End Poverty in California (EPIC) — an advocacy organization founded by former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs.
Devon shares his inspiring journey from growing up with big questions about fairness and opportunity to becoming a key voice for equity in California.
Devon reflects on his early interests, the impact of his upbringing, and how seeing disinvestment in certain communities shaped his lifelong commitment to justice.
He discusses his path through Stanford Law and how he transitioned from policy advisor and consultant to leading EPIC as its first president.
𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨:
👉Why government seems to work for some but not for others👉What service leadership means to Devon👉The power of mentorship and Mayor Tubbs’ influence on his journey👉Building something from the ground up and the value of taking risks👉EPIC’s work in Solano County, including upcoming listening sessions👉The Baby Bonds program, which will benefit 58,000 low-income children👉And why, at the heart of it all, Devon chooses LOVE as a guiding principle

Devon also gives powerful insight into what it means to lead with purpose — and how he’s helping reshape the narrative around poverty and opportunity in California.
𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮!
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