Marquis Parker '99 S02
President
Marquis Parker graduated from Princeton in 1999, with a degree in Computer Science and also holds an M.B.A. and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University (2006) and an M.S. in Management of IT from the University of Virginia (2003). He is the Founder of Gilliam Road Advisors, a strategic advisory and execution firm that helps technology, SaaS, and growth-stage companies navigate high-stakes operational, strategic, and organizational challenges. He previously worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company and a strategy and operations executive at Aon plc, Relativity (a Chicago-based software company), and Indeed. Outside of work, he spends his time helping his wife Traci Burch '02 chase around their son, Thomas, and participating in a range of other activities, including mentoring students and young professionals, travel, sports (huge Bulls fan), and advising people on careers and graduate education. He has been a member of the Princeton Club of Chicago Leadership Group since 2011 and has worked on several activities, including spending eight years as Chair/Co-Chair of the Princeton Prize in Race Relations for Chicago and five years as the Co-Chair for PCC's Distinguished Awards.