Comaroff (born 1 January 1945) is Professor of African and African American Studies and of Anthropology, Oppenheimer Fellow in African Studies at Harvard University.
He is also Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation.
He is recognised for his study of African and African-American society.
Comaroff and his wife, anthropologist Jean Comaroff, have collaborated on publications examining post-colonialism and the Tswana people of South Africa.
He has written several texts describing his research, and has presented peer-reviewed anthropological theories of African cultures that have relevance to understanding global society.