W. James Jacob Email & Phone Number

I am a collaborative and dependable change agent, capable of providing galvanizing leadership to cross-functional teams. I have directed multiple university-based centers of excellence that focus on interdisciplinary research, higher education leadership, study abroad, project implementation, and community engagement. As a highly knowledgeable and effective grant writer and business negotiator, I have secured over $73MM in funding throughout my career. I am also a research expert with more than 25 years of project management experience in implementing qualitative and quantitative research projects.I am a results-oriented executive specializing in strategic planning, quality assurance, community engagement, and change management.I have extensive administrative experience in establishing sustainable partnerships, professional development and training programs, and external research and program funding opportunities. My international networks span every major global region, where I have helped forge partnerships with government agencies, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, faith-based organizations, universities, and alumni groups. Some of the organizations I have worked with include AAU, Amtrak, Asian Development Bank, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, East-West Center, European Union, Fulbright Program, Lumina Foundation, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, The World Bank, Union Pacific Railroad, Unitus, USAID, U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of State, ProLiteracy, Pacific Islands Forum, and many government ministries of education and health.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘁: Strategic Planning | Budget Management | Program Development | Coaching | Process Improvement | Operations Management | Direct Report Leadership | Project Management | Organizational Development | Marketing Strategy | Family History | Oral Histories | Oral Interviewing | Archival Research | Ethnographies | Professional Training for Adult Learners | Business Analysis | Mixed-Methods Data Collection | Data Analysis | Grant Writing | Quality Assurance | International Education | Public Speaking | Live Instruction | Higher Education Student Mentorship𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀: Adobe Creative Cloud | MS Office Suite | Google Apps | SaaS Applications | Video Conferencing Software | Learning Management Systems | Video Production Software | Research/Data Analysis Software | Qualtrics | SurveyMonkey | SPSS | STATA | NVivo | Salesforce | Trello | Smartsheet | Monday.com

Listed skills include Policy Analysis, Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, and 9 others.