Jeffrey R. Wilcox, CFRE, leads one of the largest teams of interim executive professionals in the United States dedicated to the advancement and practice of strategic transitional leadership, methodical succession planning, and profound leadership continuity solutions for nonprofit organizations, associations, and congregations. He is the founder of “Interim Executives Academy,” which has become the national standard for teaching transformative interim leadership. Since its founding, it has granted certificates to more than 600 aspiring interim executives.
Jeff founded Third Sector Company in 2002, and has provided services to over 900 nonprofits in the United States and Canada. The company has provided interim leadership to organizations whose combined assets are more than $1.3 billion. Jeff is the former Senior Vice President of Community Development for United Way of Greater Los Angeles, and Valley of the Sun United Way in Phoenix, Arizona, and for Executive Director of CHOC Children’s Hospital Foundation in Orange County, CA. Clients of Third Sector Company have included California Wellness Foundation, PetSmart Charities, California Congregations for Equality, The Canucks Foundation, Golden Gate Bridge National Conservancy, and the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Wilcox is the former nonprofit columnist for the Long Beach Business Journal, founder of “The Board Chairs Academy,” and author of “The Nonprofit Leader for the New Decade."
