Rich Harwood
President & Founder, The Harwood Institute
Author, Speaker, Innovator

For 35+ years, Rich has devoted his career to revitalizing the nation’s hardest-hit communities, transforming the world’s largest organizations, and reconnecting institutions to society. His innovative philosophy of Civic Faith and Turning Outward practice have spread to all 50 states and 40 countries worldwide. He has been recruited to solve some of the most difficult problems of our time, including being called into Newtown, Connecticut, after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He has appeared in numerous national media outlets, has written scores of articles and groundbreaking reports, and nine books, including his newest release, The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and Our Nation. Download Rich's full biography. Contact Rich at rich@theharwoodinstitute.org.
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Rich keynotes events all over the world, discussing what we can do to make community a common enterprise and combat the divisiveness holding back progress. If you’re interested in bringing Rich to your community, please email us.
“The most important part of our work was creating both a shared vision for our community and a shared responsibility for that vision. Harwood helped us see that.”
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Featured Media
Rich Harwood’s exploration of how Flint is a rising symbol of how America can build together for the Fulcrum.
Mid-Michigan Now News coverage of the Enough. Time to Build. campaign event in Flint, MI.
This is the first entry in a series that Rich Harwood will be publishing in The Fulcrum about the Enough. Time to Build. campaign.
Rich Harwood’s op-ed in the Herald-Tribune in advance of his visit to Sarasota and DeSoto Counties in Florida.
Keely Quinlan, ClarksvilleNow.com
Rich Harwood’s feature article for the American Communities project.
Brian Bull of KLCC Public Radio, Eugene, OR with Rich Harwood.
Chuck Todd and Ben Collins with Rich Harwood on MSNBC’s Meet the Press Daily.
Richard Davies (ABC News) and Jim Meigs (Popular Mechanics) interview Rich Harwood on “How Do We Fix It?”