Leadership. Responsibility. Growth. Sustainability.

Program in partnership with the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Foundation

Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Public Finance Leaders | July 20–23, 2025 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA

Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Public Finance Leaders | July 20–23, 2025 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA

Jason Suggs
CEO, Orange Reef Sustainable Business Results; Fractional Executive

With 25+ years of experience and over 20 Fortune 500 companies served, leading successful communications, brand strategy, and technology initiatives, Jason serves as Founder and CEO of Orange Reef Sustainable Business Results, providing consulting and solutions to diverse organizations in national and global markets, primarily in financial, healthcare, and government.

He also serves as Chief Communications Officer (CCO) for Balanced Pharma, Executive Director of Technology and Communications for AIF Global, and Executive Director of Brand and Technology for the National Institute of Public Finance (NIPF).

He has been featured as a thought leader by the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) and is the recipient of the 2020 Technology and Brand Management Excellence Award by the AIF Institute, as well as the Innovation Award and Treasurer’s Challenge Coin by one of the leading state treasuries in the United States.

His educational background includes a Master of Science in Strategic Communication, Columbia University (in progress); post-graduate studies in marketing, brand stratgegy, and data science, Columbia Business School and Villanova University; and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Jason and his wife, Katie, live in Davidson, North Carolina.