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James White is the Senior Vice President of Operations at UnitedHealth Group’s Equity and Innovation Center of Excellence in Minneapolis and the founding pastor of Christ Our King Community Church in Garner, NC.

With over 25 years of experience, James is a national and international leader in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), offering training and lectures across the U.S., Canada, South Africa, and Ghana. At UnitedHealth Group, he leads efforts to create transformative learning experiences that drive systemic change.

Appointed by the Governor, he chaired North Carolina’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission from 2017 to 2020. He is also an adjunct professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he teaches on Social Justice and Race.

James serves as a Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute and contributes weekly to The Sports Shop, discussing sports and culture. He holds a B.A. in Sociology from East Carolina University and has completed further studies in communication and theology.