Kamaljit K. Jackson, Ph.D
Director
Kamaljit K. Jackson, Ph.D., is the Executive Director for the Wisconsin Minority Business Development Agency – Business Center. Dr. Jackson leads with a vision to drive operational excellence and champion economic empowerment for minority-owned businesses across the state. In shaping strategic direction for the Center, she assures fostering of partnerships while advocating for policies that advance equity and entrepreneurship.
Her previous experience includes positions in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors – Vice President, Programs and Operations at the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation; Senior Accountability and Efficiency Officer at the Racine Unified School District, Quality System Manager and Adjunct Instructor at Gateway Technical College, Project Administrator/Program Management with Johnson Controls – Human Resource Department, and Administrative Manager/Special Projects/Program Coordinator with the Medical College of Wisconsin. She has served on non-profit boards and community agencies throughout her professional tenure, most recently as Board Member with the Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce; Commissioner on Governor Evers Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation, and Board Member/Treasurer with Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services, Inc. Previously as Board Member and Vice Chair – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Racine and Kenosha; Advisory Council, The Quality Group; Preliminary Judge ASQ International Team Excellence Award (ITEA); Member – Community Investment Committee – United Way of Kenosha County; Advisory Council Member – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Board Member – Visioning a Greater Racine; Examiner – Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Dr. Jackson has received awards/recognition for her work, most notably: 2023 Milwaukee Business Journal Women of Influence Award; 2023 Class of Notable BIPOC Executives; 2023 Milwaukee Business Journal Diversity in Business Award; 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient for the College of Business, Economics, and Computing at UW-Parkside; 2022 Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Professional of the Year; 2022 BizTimes Inaugural Class of Notable Office and Operations Managers; 2022 The Business Council – Lou McGlothian Memorial Scholarship Awardee.