Work
Jeff builds, advises, convenes and stewards. The sectors change; the question stays the same: how do we build institutions that create opportunity, development and prosperity for people?
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Only initiatives whose status can be verified are listed, and work that is under way is described as under way. Filter by role, then select a tile for details.
Built · Ongoing
Founded in Brooklyn as intentional community for Black and Brown men. Now evolving into a human development institution: structured cohorts, school partnerships, institutional and workforce services, research, and measurement of what changes.
gentlemensfactory.comBuilt · Ongoing
A living data platform tracking Black male economic mobility across wellness, work and wages, wealth and voice. It draws on federal data, including more than 72,000 searchable corporate EEO-1 filings.
View the researchAdvised · Completed
Advised the Department's executive leadership on reform initiatives at Rikers Island. This was where Jeff learned how institutional decisions are made, and where they break down.
Implemented · Completed
Worked on EmblemHealth's initial rollout of the Affordable Care Act in New York City, turning federal policy into something residents could understand, trust and act on.
Built · Ongoing
Founded GroomedSuccess, an M/WBE-certified firm that contracts with government agencies to mentor, train and coach young people. Today Gentlemen's Factory designs and delivers workforce, leadership and youth development programs for public, corporate and nonprofit partners.
Institutional servicesConvened · Ongoing
Gatherings designed to put people with ideas, influence, resources and execution capacity in the same room. They include seven editions of the annual Change Agent Mixer and Bridging the Divide: Black & Brown Leaders in Tech.
GF eventsBuilding · Ongoing
School-based programming built to develop confidence, career awareness and leadership in young men, reaching them before the world defines them.
School partnershipsBuilt · Ongoing
A data-centered study of where Black men stand on the indicators of human and economic development. It is the research behind the Gentlemen's Agenda.
Research & InsightsHow Jeff works
The same person in different roles, depending on what an institution needs.
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Jeff works with governments, foundations, companies, universities and civic institutions on the questions in this site.
Occasional essays and analysis on human development, economic mobility and the institutions we need next. No spam.
