Jay Markiewicz
Jay is an experienced facilitator, scholar, and speaker on a wide range of topics including personal development, entrepreneurship, and the fields of leadership and leadership development. As the VCU Executive Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, Jay teaches entrepreneurship, leads the program’s development activities and strategy, and is collaboratively establishing the grant funded Henry Ford Entrepreneurship Academy in Africa. He is appointed to the Virginia Council for Youth Entrepreneurship charged with developing a culture of entrepreneurship for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Jay’s career background speaks to a wealth of diverse experience - a Navy Nuclear Power Officer, Corporate Fortune 100 leader, Executive Director of a Non-Profit, University Faculty, and as founder of small business and start-up ventures like Inner Competitor®. He is credentialed as a leadership coach from Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership, and received a Masters in BA.