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About

Business, technology and creative leadership.

I’m Jahleel Bennett, though most people call me Jay. I study Information Management & Technology at Syracuse University’s iSchool, with a concentration in Project Management and minors in Philosophy and Strategic Management. I graduate in May 2028.
Jahleel Bennett in a grey vest and blue tie on the Syracuse University campus

Most of my work sits where technology, business and people overlap. I run Gemini workshops for Syracuse students as a Google Student Ambassador, I built Project 315 into a 200+ member creative community, I analyzed asset and wealth managers as an investment banking summer analyst, and I help faculty act on student feedback through SCOT.

Jahleel Bennett in a Google crewneck talking with a student at a table on the Syracuse quad
Tabling for Google on the Syracuse quad
Project 315 members at the Twin Day shoot
Project 315’s Twin Day shoot

01Interests

Where I’m headed.

  1. 01Technology consulting
  2. 02Corporate strategy
  3. 03Project and program management
  4. 04Business transformation
  5. 05Entrepreneurship
  6. 06Organizational leadership

02Principles

How I Approach My Work

  • 01

    Analytical thinking

    Start with the evidence. Break the problem into parts, look at what the data and the people involved are actually saying, and let that shape the recommendation.

  • 02

    Collaboration

    My best work has been built with other people: partner organizations, my executive board, faculty, and the students a project is for.

  • 03

    Ownership

    Own the result, not just the task. Set priorities, give every piece a clear owner, and follow up until it’s finished.

  • 04

    Execution

    A plan only counts once it’s delivered: the event happens, the deck gets used, the change actually reaches the classroom.

03Education

Syracuse University

School of Information Studies (iSchool)

B.S. Information Management & Technology

Expected May 2028

Concentration
Project Management
Minors
Philosophy, Strategic Management
Honors

GPA 3.6 / 4.0

Dean’s List, 4 consecutive semesters

HEOP Scholar

CSTEP Scholar

Location
Syracuse, NY

Relevant coursework

  • Project Management
  • IT Management & Administration
  • Python
  • Information Security
  • Information Reporting & Presentation
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics

04Skills

The toolkit.

Strategy & analysis

  • Business analysis
  • Research
  • Research synthesis
  • Financial analysis
  • Competitive positioning

Project leadership

  • Project planning
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Event operations
  • Budget management
  • Technology adoption

Tools

  • Advanced Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Tableau
  • Salesforce
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • ServiceNow

Cloud, AI & automation

  • Microsoft Azure
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Gemini
  • Generative AI
  • Prompt engineering
  • Workflow automation

Certification

  • VITA/TCE

Campus leadership

  • Pace Run Club — Vice President
  • BLISTS — E-Board Member
  • CLASS Center — Academic Coach
  • HEOP — Scholar
  • CSTEP — Scholar
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