Xavier Morales

Xavier Morales, Ph.D., MRP, is the Executive Director of The Praxis Project, where he leads national strategies that center equity as a core operating principle for community power‑building, fiscal sponsorship, and systems change. His work is grounded in the belief that durable health and racial equity outcomes require strong community leadership supported by accountable governance and disciplined stewardship of philanthropic resources. Morales serves on the boards of the East Bay Community Foundation, Saba Grocer’s Initiative, and the Vital Village Network, and advises UC Berkeley’s Latinx in the Environment initiative; he also serves on the City of Berkeley’s Sugar‑Sweetened Beverage Panel of Experts. Originally from Sanger, California, he is a former Peace Corps volunteer in Hungary and holds a B.A. in Environmental Sciences from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. and Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University.