Jesse Regis is the founder of the fun and subversive Virgins On Fire Candle Co. A New Jersey boy, Regis was a fundraiser for one of the best art and design colleges in the country and the largest community-based food pantry in New York City. He was also a community organizer on a winning presidential campaign. Regis earned a degree in political science from George Washington University and lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his partner and their rescue dog son, Rockwell “Rocky” Rufferman.