JERMAINE PEGUESE
PRESIDENT & CEO, PATHWORTH · PROBLEM-SOLVING ENGINEER · DETROIT
Enters rooms with intentional purpose. Listens long enough to understand the mission, the people, and what nobody is saying out loud. Then moves with intention.
Season 1: The Bio
The official bio, in seven episodes.
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Detroit. The city that built a penny candy entrepreneur under a blue tarp roof.
Jermaine Peguese. President and CEO of Pathworth Consulting and Solutions. The Chairman of AI.
About Jermaine Peguese
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Who is Jermaine Peguese?
Jermaine Peguese is President & CEO of Pathworth Consulting and Solutions, and a Problem-Solving Engineer from Detroit. He is The Chairman of AI. He has worked with AI since November 2022 and built his own AI workforce without knowing how to code. He grew up on Detroit's west side.
What does The Chairman of AI mean?
Jermaine Peguese is The Chairman of AI. By his own definition, he deals with AI, creates with it, personalizes it, and makes understanding the technology his job.
What is his AI workforce?
As of September 2026, Jermaine Peguese has built an AI workforce of 40+ agents, and he keeps building. Each agent has a name, a job, and hard rules he sets.
When did he start using AI?
Jermaine started using AI in November 2022, after a Gary Vee video about ChatGPT came across his feed. There was no app yet, so he pulled it up in a browser and used it like Google. He's been on it ever since.
What company does he run?
Jermaine Peguese is President & CEO of Pathworth Consulting and Solutions. He started Pathworth in 2016 out of one question: what is my path worth? The company's name comes from that question.
Where did he go to college?
Jermaine holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Wayne State University. He finished in 2021 through Wayne State's Warrior Way Back program, fifteen years after he first started college at Tennessee State.
What does he do at the NAACP Detroit Branch?
Jermaine is Special Projects Manager at the NAACP Detroit Branch, where he has worked since 2019. He is also Senior Project Manager for the branch's annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner. Promoted in December 2023, he has been responsible for three: the 69th in 2024, keynoted by President Joe Biden, the 70th in 2025, and the 71st in 2026.
What was his role at Recession Proof Extreme?
Jermaine Peguese served as founding chapter president of Recession Proof Extreme's Michigan chapter from September 2021 until he stepped down in June 2026.
What honors has he received?
In July 2020 the Michigan Democratic Party honored Jermaine with its Legacy District Award. The award recognized his leadership and commitment to Democratic efforts in the 14th Congressional District. In 2026 the Michigan Chronicle named him to its 40 Under 40.
Where is he from?
Jermaine Peguese grew up on Detroit's west side. He started at Tennessee State at eighteen and came home in 2012.
How do I reach him?
Jermaine Peguese is on social media as @runitbyjermaine. Email runit@jermainepeguese.com or call (313) 631-9994.