Joshua Pierce
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & FOUNDER
Leadership & Partnerships
Joshua Pierce is the Founder and CEO of Dream Opportunity, a global nonprofit connecting under-resourced students to high-income career opportunities with some of the world’s most influential corporations. Before the age of 30, Joshua personally led the acquisition and development of every corporate partnership in the organization’s portfolio, creating each relationship from the ground up.
His partnerships include JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, EY, Kroll, Blackstone, Brookfield, Kellogg’s, Kellanova, Yahoo, Verizon, Wildbrain, NC Solutions, McDermott Will & Emery, MAGIC Fashion, GDC (Game Developers Conference), AI Summit, Enterprise Connect, SupplySide, Brand Licensing Expo, MD&M West, Natural Products Expo West, Informa, Nielsen, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, HSBC, Peloton, and more.
As CEO, Joshua oversees all senior leaders across the organization. His leadership has positioned Dream Opportunity as a globally recognized bridge between corporate resources and under-resourced talent, operating across the US, UK, Canada, India, the Philippines, Mexico, and Singapore.
Dream Career AI
In addition to his nonprofit leadership, Joshua is also the Founder of Dream Career AI, a sister organization created to scale career guidance globally through technology for students of all demographics. The platform uses AI to match students to majors, universities, internships, and career pathways, blending over a decade of student and school insights with validation from Fortune 500 corporate partners. Dream Career AI positions Joshua’s ecosystem to not only provide access but also deliver personalized, data-driven clarity on college and career pathways for students worldwide.
Talent Acquisition & Professional Development
Under Joshua’s leadership, students have successfully secured internships at Peloton, Capri Holdings (Versace, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo), AT&T, and other leading corporations. Beyond internships, thousands of students have gained professional development by connecting directly with professionals from partner companies, engaging with industry leaders from analysts and associates to vice presidents, executive directors, managing directors, partners, managing partners, and C-suite executives at Fortune 500 companies and multi-billion-dollar enterprises.
Speaking & Media
Joshua is a premier speaker who has delivered more than 1,000 talks worldwide since 2015, reaching over 100,000 students through in-person and virtual programs. His work with Dream Opportunity has been featured on Fox News, CBS, WHISTLE, ABC, Yahoo Finance, NewsNation, Black Enterprise, and PIX11. He has been invited to speak for undergraduate and master’s programs at New York University, Columbia University, Fordham University, and other leading academic institutions.
Public Platform & Digital Reach
Joshua maintains a significant public platform that extends the reach of Dream Opportunity’s mission. His YouTube channel has over 60,000 subscribers and millions of views, his Instagram (@JoshuaPierceX) has more than 50,000 followers, and his LinkedIn audience exceeds 5,000 followers.
Education
Began working at BET at age 16, starting as a production assistant, and was quickly promoted to a media manager, traveling nationwide to manage media operations
Graduated from the County College of Morris, studying general education and classical music, including Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin, and Ludwig van Beethoven, where he applies his music composition skills to oversee the music supervision and direction of Dream Opportunity videos. He graduated magna cum laude.
Graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree focused on Social Entrepreneurship from the Clive Davis Institute.
Completed the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute program, part of the Blackstone Launchpad initiative, after graduation.