Jonathan Whitt Email & Phone Number

Lynchburg, VA, US

Kansas City, Missouri

Integrator and Vice President of Advancement at Crossworld, a global organization helping disciple-makers from all professions bring God’s love to life in the world’s least-reached marketplaces.As an organization that runs on EOS®, my focus as Integrator includes uniting our executive team and the major functions of the organization, keeping our teams on.

Lynchburg, Virginia

• Vice President of Outreach and Business Engagement at Liberty University, a private evangelical liberal arts institution with a mission of training champions for Christ.
• Established the Office of Outreach and Business Engagement to provide visionary leadership and oversight for the development of special projects, economic and workforce development, and business partnerships that.
• Developed key relationships and recruited corporate partners that led to applied research, job growth, academic enrichment, and new economic development opportunities.
• Co-Founder of 4 new centers of innovation: Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems, Center for Cyber Security, and the Center for Engineering Research and Education.
• Founder of the Office of Sponsored Programs, which brought in several million in federal and state grants within the first year of operations.
• Acquired, planned, and developed off-campus properties to further the University’s expansion goals, including a 28-acre mixed-use site and a 500-acre private airport.

Roanoke-Blacksburg, Virginia

• President and CEO of the RBTC, a member-driven business association working to promote the growth and success of the technology community across Southwest Virginia.
• Partnered with more than 175 technology companies, entrepreneurs, and leaders from the business, local government, higher education, and economic development sectors to connect and unite the region’s technology.
• Executive Director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Network and spearheaded the development of the innovation ecosystem in the Roanoke-Blacksburg MSA in coordination with higher education partners, community.
• Led the organization to considerable growth of all programs, events, membership, corporate sponsorship, community outreach, and strategic partnerships.
• Implemented new programming and member services to include a stronger emphasis on professional networking, workforce development, and business retention and expansion.
• Developed and implemented a new marketing and communications strategy for the organization that included the design and launch of new branding and online presence.

Lynchburg, Virginia

• Executive Director of the R2KTC, a non-profit business association dedicated to stimulating innovation and the growth of technology-focused economic development in Central Virginia.
• Partnered with more than 300 companies, business leaders, entrepreneurs, representatives from the region's schools, colleges, universities, and local governments to build a regional technology and innovation ecosystem.
• Managed organizational growth and directed all marketing and communication, planning, budgeting, fundraising, and investor relations.
• Developed and implemented a 10-year innovation-focused economic development plan to stimulate innovation and growth of startups, technology, and advanced manufacturing.
• Co-Founder of the Center for Advanced Engineering & Research, a $12 million initiative to develop local industry-focused research and development and new job creation.
• Worked directly with over 125 executive business leaders and entrepreneurs to address a variety of needs including access to capital, federal grants, business planning, and workforce development.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Interdisciplinary Studies (Executive Leadership / Coaching)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Applied Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aa&S), General Studies