Adam Hollowell is an author, educator, and ethicist working to address social inequality and promote collective efforts for a more just world.

He writes creative nonfiction, inequality research, and the popular newsletter From the Ethics Desk. He is the author of You Mean It or You Don’t: James Baldwin’s Radical Challenge, along with Jamie McGhee, and a contributor to The Pandemic Divide: How COVID Increased Inequality in America.

A long-time educator and adjunct professor, Adam is a leading scholar in the emerging field of Inequality Studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and a BA from Duke University.

He helps organizations with strategic planning, values integration, and training as the founder of Applied Ethics Consulting. An experienced facilitator, consultant, and public speaker, Adam offers workshops across the country engaging issues related to ethics, inequality, teamwork, and social change.

He lives with his family in Durham, North Carolina.