Rev. Andrew Wilkes is a pastor, writer, and contemplative with over twelve years of leadership experience at the nexus of public policy, faith-rooted advocacy, and organizing. He is the co-founding, co-lead pastor of the Double Love Experience and the former Executive Director of the Drum Major Institute, an organization founded by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. Wilkes is a doctoral candidate, ABD, in political science at the CUNY Graduate Center.