Jay Bransford

Jay Bransford is the President and CEO of Best Christian Workplaces (BCW). He is passionate about maximizing the performance and effectiveness of Christian leaders, teams, and organizations towards accomplishing God’s purposes. Jay is driven by Jesus’ prayer in John 17 for believers to be united in order to make God known to others. He firmly believes Christian-led workplaces should set the standard as the best, most effective places to work in the world.

Jay has 30+ years of rich experience as an organizational consultant, helping companies to manage and accomplish large-scale change initiatives. He has had the opportunity to coach many leaders and is an expert on influencing human performance. His expertise also includes change management, strategic planning, and team and leadership development. Jay has had the opportunity to provide those consulting services for companies such as FedEx, American Express, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Sprint, Accenture, Fujitsu Consulting, Qwest, and several state governments.

Prior to joining Best Christian Workplaces in 2020, Jay served churches, mission organizations, and Christian nonprofits as a missionary in Asia for 16 years. During that time he served as a leader of about 200 staff and 20 ministries serving in Northern Thailand. Jay also launched and served as the Chairman of Asia Leaders Learning Community, creating the resources to develop and equip the next generation of thousands of Christian leaders across Asia. He has co-authored and published two leadership books, as well as approximately sixty articles on leadership.