Angela Jackson is an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where her research focuses on the intersection of workforce development, education, and labor markets. She explores how innovative business practices, skills-based hiring, and strategic investments can drive economic and social mobility.

As the principal investigator of the Future Forward Institute, Angela leads groundbreaking research on the evolving nature of work, the role of employers in shaping equitable economic opportunities, and the policies and practices that foster inclusive business growth. Her work examines how companies can design talent strategies that not only enhance productivity and profitability but also create sustainable career pathways for workers.

Angela is a sought-after thought leader, author, and adviser, helping organizations navigate the future of work through human-centered business practices. She is the author of The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2025), which highlights how thriving employees drive bottom-line success. She also advises policymakers, corporate leaders, and investors on leveraging entrepreneurship and strategic capital deployment to accelerate systems change and unlock new opportunities for historically marginalized communities.

Her research has been featured in leading journals and publications, including Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leader to Leader, Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and The Economist. She is a frequent speaker at global convenings on the future of work, economic mobility, and workforce innovation.