José de Jesús  - Pork Checkoff

José de Jesús 

Vice President of Market Growth

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José de Jesús is the vice president of market growth for the National Pork Board. In this role, he leads the organization’s insights-driven domestic consumer marketing, digital and social media marketing efforts. José oversees consumer marketing strategy development and implementation, including NPB’s current consumer campaign Taste What Pork Can Do™, multicultural marketing efforts and human nutrition work.

Background

Before joining the NPB in 2019, José worked at Aviva USA, developing and executing marketing and communications campaigns for financial products and initiatives. He also worked as a journalist at the Des Moines Register and the Green Bay Press-Gazette and led marketing, communications and diversity efforts at the American Institute of Business.

Education

  • Master of Public Administration degree, Bellevue University. 
  • Bachelor of Science in Communications with emphasis in advertising, public relations and journalism, Clarke University.  

Industry Involvement

José is a native of Puerto Rico and has more than 20 years of experience in the marketing and communications field across various industries, including financial services, higher education and non-profit. José has been dedicated to the pork industry for more than five years.

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