A shared humanity, and a path forward.

Jeffrey has nearly 25 years of experience leading and managing a large-scale nonprofit and providing strategic consulting, business development and change management for both corporations and nonprofit organizations. As CEO of Camino Consulting Group, he has worked with local and national nonprofit CEOs on strategic planning, board development, executive coaching and fundraising guidance.

Outside of Camino, Jeffrey serves as Adjunct Professor at American University and the University of Maryland, where he designed and currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in nonprofit management.

Jeffrey served as Interim Executive Director and Vice President of City Year Miami after over 12 years as Executive Director of City Year Washington, DC. Under his leadership, City Year Washington, DC tripled the size of its staff, tripled the number of schools served, and quadrupled the number of students served. He more than tripled the organization's fundraising capacity from $2.3M to $8.6M, and worked directly with the CEO of United Way of the National Capital Area to establish its first direct six-figure multiyear grant supporting City Year's work in DC's most underserved schools.

Jeffrey’s professional accolades and accomplishments include being named the 2013 American University Kogod School of Business Alumni of the Year, alumnus of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, graduate of the Co-Active Teaching Institute Leadership Program, graduate of Leadership Greater Washington, and graduate of the Leadership Sanctuary. He graduated with a B.A. from Fairfield University, a Masters degree in International Affairs and an M.B.A. from American University. Franco is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, enjoys traveling, has completed 5 marathons and an Ironman triathlon, walked the 500-mile Camino de Santiago in Spain, and completed the 150 Mile Annapurna Circuit in Nepal.