Dr. Brian D. Agnew is the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner of Sphinx Minerva Group.

The boutique management and consulting firm supports for-profit and non-profit organizations. Throughout his career, he has been fortunate enough to lead dynamic teams of fundraising, communications and finance professionals to unprecedented success and raise more than $100 million to enrich the experience, access and quality of higher education and patient care across the country. Sphinx Minerva Group is a nationally recognized minority business enterprise (MBE) and small business enterprise (S...

The boutique management and consulting firm supports for-profit and non-profit organizations. Throughout his career, he has been fortunate enough to lead dynamic teams of fundraising, communications and finance professionals to unprecedented success and raise more than $100 million to enrich the experience, access and quality of higher education and patient care across the country. Sphinx Minerva Group is a nationally recognized minority business enterprise (MBE) and small business enterprise (SBE) that was established in response to the growing needs of organizational leaders to have well-regarded, focused, highly specialized support in areas such as equity, diversity and inclusion strategies, public advocacy, fundraising, strategic planning, and crisis management. Dr. Agnew is well suited as Chief Operating Officer where he can exercise his unparalleled leadership experience. Dr. Agnew holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, where his research explored presidential leadership effectiveness in higher education institutions. Additionally, Dr. Agnew obtained a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Journalism from Utica College and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in Organization and Management from Syracuse University. He is a published author on the topic of organizational leadership and communication. He is also an educator and has taught a variety of courses at Yale University, Rutgers University and Utica College. In addition to his career endeavors, Dr. Agnew is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being named among Diversity MBA Magazine's "Top 100 Executives Under 50”, " NAACP "W.E.B. DuBois Leadership Award”, NJ Biz “Forty Under 40 Award”, the Network Journal "Forty Under 40 Award”, the Mohawk Valley "Forty Under 40 Award”, the Utica College "Young Alumni Award”, and a congressional Citation for outstanding service to his community. Dr. Agnew's community commitments are also deep, having served on the STATE Theater Board of Trustees in New Brunswick, NJ, and as trustee of the Alpha Alpha Lambda Scholarship and Education Foundation. He has been recognized three times by the Department of Defense as a Civilian Honorary Commander of Joint Base McGuire Dix- Lakehurst. In his spare time, Brian is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., plays c