Jay Aldous,

VP of Marketing, Communications & Corporate Partnerships; US Fund for UNICEF

Mentee:

David Z., 18, Colombia

Jay Aldous is the Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Corporate Partnerships for the United States Fund for UNICEF. Jay is responsible for all marketing and communications for UNICEF within the United States. He is responsible for overseeing the U.S. Fund’s Ambassador Program, and celebrity and sports relationships.

Previous to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Jay was Senior Partner of The Brighton Group, a consultancy providing marketing and development services to non-profit organizations. The Brighton Group works with a number of leading non-profits to develop alliances between corporations and non-profit organizations. While with The Brighton Group, Jay developed corporate partnership and celebrity programs for organizations including Make-A-Wish Foundation, Special Olympics, Heifer Project International, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Children’s Miracle Network and America’s Second Harvest.

Before founding The Brighton Group, Jay spent 9 years with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) developing innovative programs with corporate partners. As the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Jay was responsible for Children’s Miracle Network’s international corporate partnership initiatives that raised over 150 million dollars (U.S.) annually for children’s hospitals.

Prior to Children’s Miracle Network, Jay taught marketing and related subjects at Montana College. He also directed a regional business development program.

Jay holds a B.S. in marketing and an M.B.A. from the University of Utah.

Outside interests include skiing, snowboarding, cycling and travel. Jay holds the world record for bicycling around the world (14,290 miles in 106 days) as well as a national age record for running 100 miles.