8. Joshua DuBois is Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Nashville, Tenn., native Joshua DuBois’ task is to direct the Obama administration’s engagement of faith-based and other nonprofit organizations around the country. Previously, DuBois was an associate pastor at a small church in Cambridge, Mass. He received a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a bachelor’s from Boston University.