Deloris Thomas
Dr. Deloris Thomas, a leadership strategist, author, and international speaker, established her distinguished career in marketing and strategy for Fortune 500 companies such as Xerox, Pepsi-Cola Company, Kraft Foods, and Sears. She managed multi-million-dollar rebranding campaigns and developed strategic plans for multi-billion-dollar divisions.
She currently serves as President of The Joseph Center®, executing the vision to eradicate poverty through entrepreneurship. Her responsibilities include the strategic leadership and global operational direction for the nationally accredited Joseph Business School and its related entities including the U.S. Small Business Development Center, the U.S. Procurement and Technical Assistance Center, the International Trade Center, the Carver Innovation Center, and Prison Outreach Programs. She established and expanded the flagship entrepreneurial program by offering a multilingual online version translated into English and Spanish.
Deloris founded and served as President and CEO of Sterling Thomas, LLC, a management consulting firm. She served as a consultant for the OWN Network television series “Greenleaf.” She is also the author of “Awaken to Leadership” and a contributing author of “Organizational Metaphors: Faith as Key to Functional Organizations.”
She holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Bentley University, an MBA from Harvard University, Graduate School of Business, and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial leadership from Regent University.