CARSON L. FOX, JR., J.D., is the chief executive officer of All Rise, the nation’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to justice innovation addressing substance use and mental health. For nearly 20 years, Mr. Fox has been a leader in the movement to expand alternatives to incarceration, including evidence-based programs such as treatment courts.

Prior to assuming the role of CEO, Mr. Fox served as All Rise chief counsel and chief operating officer. In his time at All Rise, his work has included developing curricula and expanding All Rise training and technical assistance, advancing policy at the state and federal level, serving as lead architect of the organization’s annual conference, RISE, and leading the development of the Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. He has been a driving force in advancing the treatment court field from promising experiment to the most successful intervention in the history of the American justice system, and elevating new and promising interventions that enhance public health and public safety.

Before joining All Rise, Mr. Fox served as a prosecutor in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of South Carolina. While there, he helped create the state’s first drug court.