Trust and Well-being with Ms. Olajumoke “Jummy” Banjo
On Wednesday, February 10th, from 1-1:50 p.m. in FXB G13 and online, please join us for the fourth installment in our Trust and Well-being Seminar Series, featuring Ms. Olajumoke “Jummy” Banjo.
All are welcome. Lunch provided.
Seminar Series Focus
This seminar series explores the role of trust in promoting psychological, physical, and social well-being. At a time of declining trust in institutions, political polarization, fear-based public discourse, and rapidly changing technologies that shape how people encounter information and one another, the series considers trust not only as an individual experience but also as a central feature of collective well-being. Through conversations with leading scholars and practitioners, we will examine how trust is defined and measured across diverse social and cultural contexts; how it functions across relationships, communities, institutions, and generations; and how it is built, maintained, broken, and repaired.
The series also explores how social, political, commercial, and cultural factors shape trust, with particular attention to health equity and the histories of exclusion, discrimination, disinvestment, and institutional harm that influence whether communities feel able to trust systems. Together, we will consider how trust and trustworthiness can promote safety, belonging, resilience, civic participation, health-promoting behaviors, and flourishing while helping to build more connected, equitable, and resilient communities and systems.
Speaker Biography
Olajumoke “Jummy” Banjo, JD, LLM, is the Senior Director of the Alliance for Social Trust at the Aspen Institute, where she leads a national initiative to strengthen social trust by convening leaders across sectors, fostering communities of practice, sharing resources, and elevating local efforts that are demonstrating effective approaches to building trust. Jummy has built a career at the intersection of education, law, public policy, and nonprofit leadership, helping institutions develop strategy, foster collaboration, and create lasting social impact.
Prior to joining Aspen, she served as Senior Director of the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, where she led national policy and leadership initiatives advancing racial equity across criminal justice, education, health, and economic opportunity. Earlier in her career, Jummy served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Craig Iscoe of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She later joined Georgetown Law as the inaugural Racial Justice & Juvenile Defense Fellow, where she developed advocacy resources and trainings to help juvenile defenders address racial bias in the legal system.
Speaker Information
Olajumoke "Jummy" Banjo
Organizers
ⓘ Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.