Tom Wolf

Director of West Coast Initiatives at the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions

Tom Wolf is the Director of West Coast Initiatives at the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions (FDPS), where he works on policy design and implementation in the fields of addiction, homelessness, and urban public health. He entered the policy arena after recovering from fentanyl addiction and street homelessness in San Francisco in 2018, integrating lived experience with systems-level analysis. In this capacity he advises municipal stakeholders on the structural gaps between emergency response, treatment access, and long-term recovery pathways. Wolf’s work frequently focuses on the unintended consequences of permissive harm-reduction models when they lack mandatory stabilization mechanisms. He is a founding leader of the Pacific Alliance for Prevention and Recovery, a coalition that supports evidence-based intervention and treatment infrastructure.

Wolf is increasingly cited in policy debates comparing U.S. civilian enforcement and recovery strategies with European regulatory approaches. Through his role at FDPS he contributes to the development of policy frameworks that aim to re-align harm-reduction practice with measurable recovery outcomes. His current work centers on translating ground-level conditions into policy reforms that reinforce both community safety and patient stabilization.