Young Entrepeneurial Council

Dave Ursillo Jr. is an author and entrepreneur who inspires change-makers for a living. A multi-published writer, passionate leader and life-explorer, Ursillo is the founder and CEO of The Literati Writers, a premium-membership writing community that helps writers create personal freedom, inspire change and craft lasting legacies of love through their art. His writing at DaveUrsillo.com has been read by over 100,000 readers since 2009. Ursillo has authored two books since 2010 and has contributed to two more including Chicken Soup for the Soul. He has spoken at leading liberal arts institutions in Washington D.C. and Massachusetts and has been featured on CBS News Sunday Morning, Inc.com, LeadershipNow and Zen Habits. Ursillo is a former "politico" insider whose experiences from his past life span five governmental offices over six years from 2003 to 2009, including the White House Council on Environmental Quality under the Bush Administration in 2008 and as a body man to a state gubernatorial candidate in 2009. Amid depression and a quarter-life crisis of identity, Ursillo abandoned his career path at age 23 to pursue his dream of inspiring others through writing.