Jamal Holtz is a native Washingtonian, having grown up in Ward 8 of Washington, DC. Jamal serves as Chief of Staff at LINK Strategic Partners (LINK). Jamal helps lead LINK’s executive functions, business development, strategy, and public affairs portfolio and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging work internally and externally. In 2022, Jamal was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 25 business leaders under 25 for his work on DEI&B and making an innovative impact in the region. 

Jamal plays a critical role in advancing the firm’s mission and growth across the country and abroad. He created the firm’s growing Public Affairs, and Equity and Belonging practice areas. At LINK, Jamal often plays meaningful roles in helping drive impactful initiatives across government, community engagement, and economic development. Jamal helped spearhead the creation of agency-specific racial equity plans in local agencies, facilitating dialogues and focus groups to ensure government services prioritize equity. Jamal has led large-scaled activations that spurred millions of dollars in economic impact and creating hundreds of regional jobs. He's recognized for fostering engaging dialogues, empowering communities, and championing collaborative efforts that transcend borders, fostering economic opportunity and cultural exchange. In his LINK executive role, Jamal is regularly in thought leadership and presenter roles at national and international convenings such as SXSW, the Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar, Concordia, the Young Elected Officials Network, the Festival of the Diaspora, and many more.

In his civic work, Jamal currently serves on numerous advisory boards including DC's Mayor Board of Commission on Juvenile Justice where he advises the Mayor on juvenile issues, provides active consultation to government agencies, and assists in monitoring all juvenile detention and correction facilities and community-based programs to ensure compliance fits the needs youth may have. 

In addition, Jamal serves as a member of the Farmers Restaurant Group Diversity Council, an advisory council to Farmers Restaurant Group executives (with nine restaurant locations across the east coast) that works to provide insight and education on best practices related to human resources, employee relations, communication (internal and external), and career development. Jamal also serves at his alma mater, the University of Rochester, on the Dean's Advisory Cabinet and as an advisor on the university's Board of Trustee Diversity Advisory Council, advising the university on diversity initiatives, admission and recruitment, student life, and other functional areas of the university that contribute to building an inclusive culture and community. Other boards and committees include Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative, and Destination DC Partnership & Alliance Committee. Jamal is a lead organizer with the 51 for 51 statehood campaign, fighting on behalf of 700,000+ residents to make DC the 51st state. 

Jamal has a wide breadth of experience working with grassroots leaders, community-based organizations, non-profits, elected leaders, and government officials, as well as working on national and local political and issue-based campaigns in the DC region and beyond.