Instructor
Management
BUS 5106
Jon Mertz spent 25 years in high-tech business leadership, including helping guide a company from startup to industry leader. He holds an Ed.D. from Creighton University, where his research examined how leaders exercise moral courage while navigating the tensions between profit and purpose. Before joining the University of Colorado Denver Business School, Jon founded the University of New Mexico Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship in Santa Fe — New Mexico's first social entrepreneur accelerator.
His career spans brand, business, and product strategy leadership roles across technology startups and large enterprises—including Corepoint Health, Deloitte, IBM, and QuickArrow — consistently driving growth through strategic change and innovation. Jon's work sits at the intersection of strategy, ethics, and leadership, helping business leaders and entrepreneurs build organizations that create both economic and social value.
Education
EdD, Creighton University
MBA, University of Texas at Austin
BA, Augustana University
