Delano Squires is a Research Fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing at The Heritage Foundation. Delano's work has been published by The Root, Newsweek, National Review, The American Conservative, The Federalist, Blaze Media, and The Institute for Family Studies. He is currently writing a book about the black family that will be published in 2026.

Before joining Heritage, Delano worked for the District of Columbia government for more than a decade. During that time, he provided free technology training programs for low-income residents and served in the city's gun violence prevention office.

Delano earned his Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate degree in public policy from The George Washington University.