Virginia Ice Stewart

Executive Director at Unify Labs

Virginia Ice Stewart has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Currently, they serve as the Executive Director at Unify Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to Powering Inclusive Prosperity. In this role, they drive organizational strategy, research approach to innovation, and integration across their social impact platform, focusing on equitable solutions using technology.

Prior to this, Virginia has held several prominent positions. Virginia was an Advisory Board Member at the Concussion Legacy Foundation, where they contributed their expertise. Virginia also founded their own consulting company called Virginia Ice Stewart Consulting, where they served as the President.

Virginia has extensive experience in the corporate venture and healthcare sectors. At JumpStart Inc., they worked as the Executive in Residence (EIR) - Corporate Venture Services, identifying high-value markets for investment opportunities. Virginia fulfilled a similar role at University Hospitals Ventures as the Executive in Residence (EIR) - Feuer Accelerator Program, mentoring and evaluating innovation teams.

Before venturing into consultancy, Virginia honed their skills in business strategy and innovation as the Client Relationship Director at Nottingham Spirk, an innovation consulting firm. Virginia played a vital role in driving their business programs and securing new revenue.

Virginia also co-founded and owned Digizoom Media LLC, a start-up video production business that catered to various clients. Additionally, they have held managerial positions at Key Bank, where they directed an Information Technology team, and Arrow International, where they managed market research and analytics.

Early in their career, Virginia worked at American Greetings as the Director of Lifestyle Segmentation - Innovation Lab. Here, they conducted consumer research and trained marketing and creative associates to create products based on VOC (Voice of the Customer).

Overall, Virginia Ice Stewart possesses a wealth of experience in leadership, innovation, business strategy, and consulting across multiple industries.

Virginia Ice Stewart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Sociology from Kent State University. The start and end years of their education at Kent State University are not specified.

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  • Executive Director

    March, 2022 - present