Title: 1) Co-Founder and Managing Director; 2) Co-founder
Company: 1) ProSocial World; 2) Contemplative Life
Location: Devotion, North Carolina, United States
Jeffrey M. Genung, Co-Founder and Managing Director at ProSocial World and Co-Founder at Contemplative Life, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements and leadership in Executive Management and Nonprofit Development.
Mr. Genung has carved a distinguished career in executive management, technology, nonprofit and for-profit leadership, entrepreneurship and spiritual ministry, amassing over 30 years of experience. He is currently the co-founder and managing director of ProSocial World, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, Mr. Genung has been instrumental in advancing the organization’s mission to consciously evolve a world that works for all. His journey with ProSocial began when he co-founded the organization alongside David Sloan Wilson and Paul Atkins, transforming it into an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. ProSocial integrates multiple scientific frameworks, including the Nobel Prize-winning work of Elinor Ostrom.
Leveraging his expertise in the nonprofit sector, Mr. Genung previously co-founded Contemplative Life in 2015, a digital hub that connects individuals and communities with transformative practices. His work with Contemplative Life introduced him to the co-founder of the Evolution Institute, leading to his involvement with ProSocial. Additionally, Mr. Genung co-founded Transformation365.org, an experiential practice network, in 2018.
Beyond his expertise in this sector, Mr. Genung served as the vice president of strategic partnerships at Mutual Mobile from 2012 to 2014, where he played a pivotal role in forming key alliances. He initially joined the organization as the director of sales and business development in 2011.
Mr. Genung’s career also included significant contributions at TechTurn, where he held various leadership positions between 2002 and 2011. As the vice president of sales, business development and account management, he was integral in driving the company’s growth and success. Moreover, Mr. Genung’s entrepreneurial spirit was evident early on when he operated one of the most extensive collectible art sculpture galleries in North America, attracting renowned sculptors and collectors worldwide.
Academically, Mr. Genung holds a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He also has a master’s in theology from Sophia Divinity. His education has been foundational in shaping his approach to leadership and collaboration. Additionally, Mr. Genung is ordained, which complements his deep commitment to spiritual practice and contemplative community.
Mr. Genung’s civic involvement includes serving as a hospice volunteer with Hospice Austin since 2005. He is currently a member of the Evolutionary Leaders network, and serves as a core team member of The Holomovement, which is based on physicist David Bohm’s vision of the holographic universe. He also served as a trustee and treasurer for The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, an organization dedicated to integrating contemplative practices into higher education, from 2012 to 2018.
As a contributing author to several books, Mr. Genung continues to explore themes of interconnectedness across various fields, including interspirituality, evolutionary science, contextual behavioral science, and contemplative science. He is passionate about writing future works that explore the evolving landscape of living a contemplative life.
Mr. Genung is primarily focused on facilitating conscious evolution at scale. This major evolutionary transition will be aided by the integration of science, spirituality, the arts, and technology, fostering a collective awakening of humanity. This vision is a testament to his life’s work and a recognition of the reality of our profound interconnectedness with each other, the natural world, and within the cosmos in which we all arise. Mr. Genung is first and foremost a contemplative practitioner. He begins and ends each day with silent reflection to help infuse each moment with gratitude and the recognition of the mystery that is hiding in plain sight. This philosophy extends to his professional endeavors and his interactions with others, fostering empathy and understanding through deepening relationships and shared human experiences.
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