Jamie Greenawalt, C'03

Improving the well-being of people's lives has always been a motivating factor for Jamie Greenawalt, president of Foot Levelers. She will be the Babson Centers 2023 Bryan Viewpoints Speaker for the Advent semester and share her experiences working around the globe in impactful businesses.

While on campus, Ms. Greenawalt will be a guest lecturer for an international and global studies class and will deliver a campus presentation, Leading and Empowering Change: From International Development to Medical Devices, at noon, Thursday, Nov. 2, in Convocation Hall. Lunch is included at this event co-sponsored by the Department of International and Global Studies.

Foot Levelers was founded over 70 years ago by Dr. Monte Greenawalt, a chiropractor who wanted to extend the impact of his work on patients from the ground up. Creating an orthotic that supports the 3 arches in your foot was the beginning of a family company that continues to be on the cutting edge of innovation with the first casting kit for foot impressions, the first cervical pillow for neck pain, and the first digital scanner for 3D images of the foot. Most recently, Foot Levelers has developed 2 new products under Jamie's leadership: Mother Nurture, a 3-system orthotic package for pregnant women, and InMotion+, an orthotic with advanced technology for improved performance.

Ms. Greenawalt was named president of Foot Levelers in February 2023 after serving as senior vice president for three years. She held several roles in international organizations prior to returning to Foot Levelers, including the World Bank, USAID, and the Ministry of Finance in Timor-Leste. Jamie began her professional career after Sewanee with the Research Triangle Institute including an 8-month stint in Bagdad, Iraq. Collaborating with government and private institutions to advance initiatives on a global scale gave Ms. Greenawalt the skills needed to return to Foot Levelers and lead the many sectors in their diverse community of customers and partners.

Ms. Greenawalt earned a master of business administration from the University of Missouri and a B.A. in global studies from the University of the South.

At Sewanee, Jamie traveled as an outreach leader for the Office of Civic Engagement, planned events for Sewanee students on the Program Board, and was an active member of Growing in Grace. Ms. Greenawalt was the recipient of Sewanee's Distinguished Young Alumni Award in 2017.

As a leader of 140 employees, Jamie relies on her grandfather's building blocks of success honesty, sincerity, and integrity that have positively transformed the lives of their customers, employees, and business partners. Her work ethic inspired Carey Fellow Jadelyn Mitchell, C24, a market research intern at Foot Levelers last semester. She said, "Jamie's exemplary leadership has had a lasting impact on me. She consistently emphasizes the value of every team member, regardless of their role, and her passion, empathy, and integrity are qualities I aspire to emulate in my own future career."

The Bryan Viewpoints Speaker Series is sponsored by the Babson Center for Global Commerce and is made possible by a generous gift from Peggy and J.F. Bryan IV, C'65.

Read the article in The Sewanee Purple.