Nicholas Institute Board of Advisors

Rev. Richard Cizik
Richard Cizik is a Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation and a leader of the “Young Evangelicals” movement in America. His work on the landmark document “For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Engagement” has precipitated a recovery of the social justice heritage within evangelicalism.

Cizik’s educational background includes a BA cum laude in Political Science from Whitworth University, an MA in Public Affairs from The George Washington University, an MDiv from Denver Seminary, and an honorary doctorate in Christian Leadership from the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has been awarded postgraduate research fellowships by the Scottish-Rite Foundation and Rotary International for study in the Republic of China. He is currently a co-chair of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ “Religion & International Affairs” project and is widely regarded as a spokesman for evangelical Christianity in the United States and abroad. BeliefNet has named him among the country’s “Most Inspirational” leaders, and the New York Times has dubbed him the “Earthy Evangelist.” Fast Company magazine calls him one of the “Most Creative Minds” and in 2008, Cizik was named to the “TIME 100” as one of the world’s most influential people.