Jason L. Riley – Advisory Board Member, Unified Solutions America
Jason L. Riley is a nationally respected journalist, bestselling author, and one of the most influential Black conservative thinkers in America today. As a longtime member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Riley has built a distinguished career dissecting issues of race, culture, economics, and public policy with clarity, courage, and candor.
A frequent contributor to Fox News, C-SPAN, and The Journal Editorial Report, Riley is known for confronting progressive orthodoxy with data-driven arguments and a deep understanding of American history. His books, including Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed and The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed (2025), are widely regarded as foundational texts for anyone seeking to understand the real-world consequences of race-based policies and misguided equity initiatives.
Riley’s biography of economist Thomas Sowell—Maverick—is considered the definitive portrait of one of the 20th century’s greatest intellectuals and a personal hero of Riley’s. Like Sowell, Riley challenges prevailing narratives that treat Black Americans as victims rather than agents of their own success. His sharp critiques of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have positioned him as a leading voice in the movement to replace performative progressivism with principled, merit-based reforms.
At Unified Solutions America, Riley joins a coalition of military leaders, academics, and corporate strategists united by a commitment to truth over trend. His insight will be instrumental in helping organizations move beyond the costly, divisive DEI framework toward a model that celebrates shared values, individual excellence, and the untapped wealth already present in American workplace culture.
Riley’s voice is not just timely—it is necessary. He brings to Unified Solutions America a relentless pursuit of what works, a refusal to be silenced, and an unshakable belief that the promise of America belongs to everyone—no asterisk, no equity crutch required.