Jose Garcia

Jose Garcia is the Director of the Future of Work at the Ford Foundation, where he leads the foundation’s global mission to strengthen worker power and advance economic justice. With a career spanning over two decades in philanthropy, policy research, and advocacy, Jose oversees a strategic portfolio designed to ensure that technological innovation and shifting economic structures result in high-quality, dignified work for all.

At the Ford Foundation, Jose focuses on reshaping the social contract by championing policies that protect vulnerable workers and fostering innovations that prioritize human agency in the automated age. He is a leading voice on the intersection of racial equity and economic opportunity, working to dismantle the systemic barriers that prevent marginalized communities from thriving in the modern labor market.