One Big Thing: Jay Hein served as Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives under President George W. Bush, leading federal efforts to partner with community and religious organizations to address poverty, addiction, and social need.

• From the White House, Hein worked directly with the nation’s governors and grassroots leaders to implement the faith-based initiative — deliberately bypassing legislative gridlock in favor of on-the-ground results.
• Before his White House role, Hein built his policy expertise at Hudson Institute alongside colleagues who would also go on to senior positions in the Bush administration.
• He founded Sagamore Institute in Indianapolis, which has grown into a nationally recognized think tank focused on opportunity, defense, and civic life.

• Read Jay’s book The Quiet Revolution on the faith-based initiative
• Read The New Wisconsin Idea on welfare reform
• Learn about Sagamore’s Hudson Institute history