Biography

JJ McKay’s experience in building strong organizations and business models reflects his desire to create stronger communities as a whole. With proven success in both non-profit and for-profit sectors, he continues to maximize his global connections and negotiation skills to create win/win results for his clients.

McKay has and continues to build nationally recognized organizations. As a natural leader, he works to establish benchmarks in brand recognition, fundraising, and organizational process. His many accomplishments include spearheading the single largest fundraising walk in the United States, developing national partnerships for material and informational distribution, managing appearances on national television, including the Oprah show, and playing key roles in establishing broad based internal and external campaigns.

McKay’s media experience, including work on television, has brought positive attention to organizations and causes close to him.

With a range of experience that encompasses local and national politics and policy making, the life sciences industry, branding and information distribution, JJ McKay and Company focuses on business growth strategies, community positioning and pipeline development.

McKay currently serves on the corporate boards of Synaptic Mash, Reign Capital Management and Fiatlux Imaging along with his involvement with many other corporate advisory boards.

Born in the South, McKay moved to the Northwest at the end of the 1990s. Regional Puget Sound media have called McKay the “Perle Mesta” of Seattle, as he is known for his wide scale entertaining in Seattle, New York and other cities with dinners, cocktail parties and large scale events. McKay as also been declared a fashion leader in the Northwest. McKay is very active in the philanthropic arena, currently serving as a trustee for Seattle Opera, Pilchuck Glass School, and numerous other boards and committees.