Jason Brooke
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Jon Meyerholz
I hired Jason and had the privilege of working with him for nearly six years as part of our Financial Services & Payments consulting practice. He quickly proved himself to be an integral part of our team, helping us grow and thrive over the past half-decade. Listed below are what I see as his key stand-out areas of performance: Passion for 'All Things Payments': Led dozens of engagements covering an array of payments products / services. High level of energy for subject matter and an effective problem-solver. Effective Team-Builder / Practice Builder: Helped our team's efforts to grow the practice in terms of both team size and revenue (both more than doubled from 2016 to 2018/19), supporting recruiting efforts + business development initiatives. Strong Analytical Skills: Comfort leading go-to-market, innovation and investment initiatives covering a broad array of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. We'll miss him, but we are excited to see him excel in the broader world of Payments + Technology. He'll make an immediate impact wherever he lands following business school.
Ali Cumber
Jason and I worked together at Kaiser Associates, where Jason rose quickly through the ranks to become a leader within the financial services practice. Jason always worked with enthusiasm, diligence, and energy, delivering multiple strategy engagements concurrently. He did this all while offering mentorship and guidance to junior consultants working on his teams. Jason is an excellent consultant, a true expert in financial services and payments, and great teammate.
Jon Meyerholz
I hired Jason and had the privilege of working with him for nearly six years as part of our Financial Services & Payments consulting practice. He quickly proved himself to be an integral part of our team, helping us grow and thrive over the past half-decade. Listed below are what I see as his key stand-out areas of performance: Passion for 'All Things Payments': Led dozens of engagements covering an array of payments products / services. High level of energy for subject matter and an effective problem-solver. Effective Team-Builder / Practice Builder: Helped our team's efforts to grow the practice in terms of both team size and revenue (both more than doubled from 2016 to 2018/19), supporting recruiting efforts + business development initiatives. Strong Analytical Skills: Comfort leading go-to-market, innovation and investment initiatives covering a broad array of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. We'll miss him, but we are excited to see him excel in the broader world of Payments + Technology. He'll make an immediate impact wherever he lands following business school.
Ali Cumber
Jason and I worked together at Kaiser Associates, where Jason rose quickly through the ranks to become a leader within the financial services practice. Jason always worked with enthusiasm, diligence, and energy, delivering multiple strategy engagements concurrently. He did this all while offering mentorship and guidance to junior consultants working on his teams. Jason is an excellent consultant, a true expert in financial services and payments, and great teammate.
Jon Meyerholz
I hired Jason and had the privilege of working with him for nearly six years as part of our Financial Services & Payments consulting practice. He quickly proved himself to be an integral part of our team, helping us grow and thrive over the past half-decade. Listed below are what I see as his key stand-out areas of performance: Passion for 'All Things Payments': Led dozens of engagements covering an array of payments products / services. High level of energy for subject matter and an effective problem-solver. Effective Team-Builder / Practice Builder: Helped our team's efforts to grow the practice in terms of both team size and revenue (both more than doubled from 2016 to 2018/19), supporting recruiting efforts + business development initiatives. Strong Analytical Skills: Comfort leading go-to-market, innovation and investment initiatives covering a broad array of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. We'll miss him, but we are excited to see him excel in the broader world of Payments + Technology. He'll make an immediate impact wherever he lands following business school.
Ali Cumber
Jason and I worked together at Kaiser Associates, where Jason rose quickly through the ranks to become a leader within the financial services practice. Jason always worked with enthusiasm, diligence, and energy, delivering multiple strategy engagements concurrently. He did this all while offering mentorship and guidance to junior consultants working on his teams. Jason is an excellent consultant, a true expert in financial services and payments, and great teammate.
Jon Meyerholz
I hired Jason and had the privilege of working with him for nearly six years as part of our Financial Services & Payments consulting practice. He quickly proved himself to be an integral part of our team, helping us grow and thrive over the past half-decade. Listed below are what I see as his key stand-out areas of performance: Passion for 'All Things Payments': Led dozens of engagements covering an array of payments products / services. High level of energy for subject matter and an effective problem-solver. Effective Team-Builder / Practice Builder: Helped our team's efforts to grow the practice in terms of both team size and revenue (both more than doubled from 2016 to 2018/19), supporting recruiting efforts + business development initiatives. Strong Analytical Skills: Comfort leading go-to-market, innovation and investment initiatives covering a broad array of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. We'll miss him, but we are excited to see him excel in the broader world of Payments + Technology. He'll make an immediate impact wherever he lands following business school.
Ali Cumber
Jason and I worked together at Kaiser Associates, where Jason rose quickly through the ranks to become a leader within the financial services practice. Jason always worked with enthusiasm, diligence, and energy, delivering multiple strategy engagements concurrently. He did this all while offering mentorship and guidance to junior consultants working on his teams. Jason is an excellent consultant, a true expert in financial services and payments, and great teammate.
Experience
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Sapphire Ventures
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Investments Intern - Growth Team
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2022
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Dorm Room Fund
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Partner
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Nov 2020 - May 2022
Investing in student-run businesses and backed by First Round Capital Investing in student-run businesses and backed by First Round Capital
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Kong Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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300 - 400 Employee
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Product Marketing
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Kong, the cloud connectivity platform, is disrupting in the extremely fast-growing API market, helping companies best leverage micro-service/API architectures as they look to transform into digital enterprises to compete in today's economy. Kong, the cloud connectivity platform, is disrupting in the extremely fast-growing API market, helping companies best leverage micro-service/API architectures as they look to transform into digital enterprises to compete in today's economy.
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Kaiser Associates
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Principal
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Aug 2018 - May 2020
As Principal for Kaiser’s Financial Services & Payments (FS&P) practice, my time was split between project management and business development. For project management, I set the strategic direction for projects and provided oversight for team deliverables. For business development, I supported lead generation and proposal creation for the FS&P practice. Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, & TechnologySubject Areas: Payment Hubs, Open Banking, E-Commerce Payments Innovation, Digital Merchants, Commercial & Small Business Payments Innovation, Gig Economy, Global Prepaid, Fintech Show less
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Manager
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Mar 2017 - Aug 2018
Oversaw 2-3 corporate strategy engagements concurrently, managing teams of consultants and day-to-day interactions with Kaiser's global Financial Services clients.Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, & TechnologySubject Areas: Commercial Platforms (e.g., Expense Management, Virtual Card), E-Payables, Real-Time Payments, Digital Prepaid Innovation, Disbursements
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Consultant
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Feb 2016 - Mar 2017
Led smaller teams (1-2 Analysts per team) on corporate strategy assessments for Kaiser's Financial Services & Payments (FS&P) practice. Engagements primarily focused on North America payments landscape, but also covered international markets such as Brazil and South Africa.Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, and TechnologySubject Areas: Cross-Border / Domestic P2P, Commercial & Small Business Card, Prepaid, Consumer Card Marketing
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Analyst
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Nov 2014 - Feb 2016
As an Analyst for Kaiser’s Financial Services & Payments (FS&P) practice, I led research efforts for corporate strategy assessments. This covered a wide array of both research methodologies (e.g., primary research, market sizing, survey analysis) as well as analytical approaches (e.g., market opportunity assessments, competitive intelligence, voice-of-customer). Additionally, I also supported commercial due diligence assessments across the Private Equity and Healthcare practices.Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, and Technology Show less
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Initiative for Global Development
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager
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Jun 2014 - Oct 2014
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Business Development Associate
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Dec 2013 - Jun 2014
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Education
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2020 - 2022
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
2009 - 2013
Middlebury College
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (with Honors) & Spanish; Magna Cum Laude
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