Colby Jenkins has been named CEO of SchoolPulse, a text-based student reporting platform that the company said increases student well-being and self-confidence. SchoolPulse is based in St.George.
Jenkins has been serving as director of the Atwood Innovation Plaza at Dixie StateUniversity, which helps students and members of the communityinnovate, launch and grow their businesses through a business resource center, makerspace and startup incubator.
Prior to Atwood Innovation Plaza, Jenkins worked for Google at its headquarters in Silicon Valley as program manager in various capacities, but primarily people operations. Before joining Google, he worked at the Pentagon in both civilian and uniform capacities.
Jenkins, a Utah native, graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point. A combat veteran, Jenkins spent 11 years on active duty in the U.S. Army Green Berets Special Forces, and for the past 12 years, Jenkins has served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He now serves as colonel in a Special Operations role in the U.S. Army Reserve.
“I look forward to bringing that military experience to SchoolPulse, not for the military rigidness, but for the leadership, problem-solving and courage under fire that our team provides to people who are in the fight of life,” said Jenkins.
SchoolPulse as an evidence-based suicide prevention program for schools, delivering actual data to administrators, counselors and students who are doing well and struggling, providing positive psychology for middle and high school students.