Jay Sullivan

Jay Sullivan is a consultant and the former Managing Partner at Exec|Comm LLC, a communications consulting firm. Whether working with groups or in one-on-one coaching arrangements Jay helps professionals have greater impact by teaching them to focus on the needs of their audiences. He works closely with the learning and development professionals at many global organizations to customize communication skills solutions for their teams.

Prior to joining Exec|Comm, Jay practiced law for nine years. He received his BA in English from Boston College and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Between college and law school, Jay spent two years teaching English language and composition in Kingston, Jamaica. His book about that experience, Raising Gentle Men: Lives at the Orphanage Edge, was named the 2014 Best Book by a Small Publisher by the Catholic Press Association. Jay has contributed more than 100 articles to Forbes (online), the New York Law Journal, The Business of Law Insider, and Inc. Magazine. His articles and poetry, both humorous and serious, have appeared in The New York Times, Readers Digest, Catholic Digest, Parents Magazine, The Golfer, and Boston College Magazine. Jay serves on the Board of Trustees of Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. He and his wife live in Pleasantville, New York, where they raised their four children.