Jeff is a decorated Army veteran, a husband and the father of ten beautiful children.

He is the founder (now board member) of a global, $1B+ clinical research technology company and has served as a founder or leader within several Haiti based NGOs that have driven measurable progress in Haiti. Jeff’s first experience in this field was with a budding NGO dedicated to combatting child trafficking in Haiti and other regions of the world. This experience was so deeply moving, and the needs of the Haitians so great, that he decided to relocate his family to Florida and more fully commit his time and attention to serving Haiti’s most vulnerable and forgotten people. He has also learned to speak Haitian Creole and travels to Haiti nearly twice each month.

His team has worked alongside Haiti’s non-governmental organizations, faith leaders and community stakeholders to fund, manage, and contribute to projects in reforestation, water and food security, education and infrastructure deployment aimed at improving the quality of life for the neediest Haitian communities. These projects have also given him the privilege of developing deep and lasting relationships with large and vibrant communities within the region.

Jeff has met with Haiti’s dignitaries as well as its most desperate children. Jeff has dealt with Haiti’s most powerful change agents as well as local actors seeking to sabotage progress. His experiences in Haiti have convinced him of the country’s fundamental resilience, the capability of its people, its immeasurable beauty and yes, its immense future potential.

Vess Pearson is the CEO and co-founder of Aptive Environmental, a provider of environmentally responsible residential and commercial pest solutions. Pearson founded Aptive in late 2015, and within just five years the company rocketed to $266 million in annual revenue. Today, Aptive services customers in more than 4,700 cities across 26 states and it ranks as the 8th largest pest control company in North America out of more than 20,000 competitors.

Vess has a proven track record of giving back in myriad ways, including Children’s causes, Disaster and Humanitarian Relief, Economic Empowerment, Education, Politics, as well as Science and Technology.