Urban Bridge Leadership
MARCUS JACKSON
VERNON DEAS
JAMES JACKSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER
BRIDGE INITIATIVE
PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
James is a former Air Force officer with leadership and consulting experience across Fortune 500 businesses, technology enterprises and government organizations. James holds a degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy with graduate study from the Penn State University, Smeal College of Business and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. James co-founded Urban Bridge with Vernon and Marcus in 2015.
Vernon is an entrepreneur and creative leader with a passion for creative culture. Vernon is the founder of the widely successful apparel brand Group Fly Clothing, in addition to two thriving creative agencies, Group Fly Creative and Propel Brand Lab. With a backdrop of design and art direction, Vernon has worked creatively with several notable brands such as Devon Energy, Kevin Durant, Zumiez and Transformation Church. Vernon is a co-founder of Urban Bridge.
