Jeff Meade is the Founding Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Paul Quinn College, where launching a business is a graduation requirement.

Through its Student Seed Fund, Paul Quinn provides students with capital to bring their business ideas to life. Jeff believes the most powerful thing a college can do is help its students become entrepreneurs of their own lives.

Before Paul Quinn, Jeff ran Creative Friction, a management consulting firm helping small and mid-sized businesses scale. He also grew an experiential marketing agency to over $20 million in revenue and launched Rookie by Villa, a retail brand that opened 30 locations in 12 months.

He holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a B.S. from Babson College.