Jeff Poulin

Jeff M. Poulin is an American educationalist, cultural administrator, and social entrepreneur whose work is grounded in social justice and seeks transformative local solutions to complex global challenges. Jeff is a leading thinker on the topic of creativity and he currently leaders a collection of interconnected organizations which seek to redefine, amplify, and expand creativity worldwide, including: Creative Generation, a values-forward global collective of artists, educators, researchers, administrators, storytellers, and activists that accelerates people and projects to shape the world; The Creativity Codex, a digital platform for creatives to understand and expand their creative capabilities through self-reflection, learning, and connecting with a global community committed to using their creativity for good; The Foundation for a Creative Generation, a non-profit which redistributes resources to activate creative people and projects to pursue a more just world; and Ingenium Consortium provides shared services for a network of organizations, companies, and initiatives.

With over a decade of experience as a performer, teaching artist, education researcher, policy wonk, and arts administrator, Jeff has led cultural policy and education initiatives in the U.S. and abroad, with organizations like the World Alliance for Arts Education/UNESCO, LiveNation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, ArtPlace America, Americans for the Arts, the Irish Ministries of Arts and Education, political campaigns, foundations, and local nonprofits.

A recognized leader, Jeff is widely published and serves as a reviewer for grant and research panels. He currently or has served on the faculties of arts management at American University and Carnegie Mellon University and frequently speaks to diverse audiences at global and regional conferences like the World Youth Forum, the World Summit on Arts & Culture, U.S. Department of Education, American Educational Research Association, and 300+ national arts and education convenings in 25+ countries.

Jeff hails from Portland, Maine and has earned degrees in arts management, cultural policy, and education at Oklahoma City University, University College Dublin, and the University of Glasgow.