Mr. Mierzwa is principal and founder of The Fountainhead Group, a team of specialists who conduct innovation audits and assist corporations and government agencies in new product development and operational improvement. He is also the founder of Creative Agreements, a professional services firm that uses a mediation approach to form working agreements among business owners during start-up phases, and structure alliances during growth phases of their businesses. He formerly served as VP/COO of The Onyx Group, a technology company that develops software applications for master planning and management of large-scale facilities.

Mr. Mierzwa is an adjunct faculty member of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland University College, Graduate School of Management and Technology. He is a business mentor with the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, and was a mentor for the American Women for Economic Development business assistance program. He is an advisor and business plan reviewer for the University of Maryland’s MIPS Program and its TAP Incubator Program.

His doctorate from the University of Southern California examined how entrepreneurial initiatives are launched as internal corporate ventures in public sector organizations. He holds a M.L.A. from Harvard University and a B.F.A. from the University of Illinois.