Adrian Talbott

Adrian Talbott is the Associate Dean for Civic Engagement at the Crown Family School, where he leads the Office of Community Partnership and Impact. In this capacity, he works with a broad range of civic leaders, elected officials, community activists, and policymakers to develop strategic partnerships that pair our faculty and students with community organizations and government agencies to collaboratively address pressing social issues in Chicago, the City, and the region. Adrian is a member of several boards and public commissions at the city and state levels, serves as an Eisenhower USA Justice Fellow, and chairs the board of Sunshine Enterprises, a local nonprofit that develops community entrepreneurs to address the racial wealth gap. Adrian earned a Bachelor of Arts with high honors from Amherst College and an MA from the University of Chicago Divinity School.