Vanessa is in charge of making sure Jump’s strategic priorities come to life across Jump’s Leadership Team. She has a way of making others feel taken care of even when the impossible is thrown her way. People know they can count on her to ensure things get done. Early on in her career, she realized […]

Leigh Solidum is the numbers person at Jump, and her good-natured personality always lightens up sticky situations involving money. Leigh manages all of the funds coming in and out of Jump, and as a strong achiever, she delivers her work fast and with a smile. With a double major in Accounting and Finance, Leigh is very […]

Michelle is an expert at bringing together clear strategic direction and compelling experiences to drive change. Michelle advises Future Focused leaders across industries. She has worked with a major financial institution to define the future of finance, partnered with a Fortune 500 consumer goods company to develop a sustainability strategy, and helped a leading retailer […]

Jay Newman is CFO and Director at Jump Associates. By fusing financial forecasting, human-centered design, and rapid experiments, Jay transforms the way organizations launch new ventures. He has partnered closely with a range of organizations, from a global logistics company—bringing to market a sensor-based IOT platform—to the federal government—establishing the first customer experience (CX) offices […]

Dev Patnaik is the CEO of Jump Associates, the strategy firm for future-focused leaders. Dev has been a trusted advisor to CEOs at some of the world’s most admired companies, including Starbucks, Target, Nike, Universal Music and Virgin. He’s a frequent keynote speaker at major forums, and his writing has appeared in BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fast […]

Mike is called on to transform abstract challenges into a tangible output. Working with a global manufacturing corporation, he created breakthrough industrial systems that extended the capabilities of their operators and put them back at the center of the manufacturing loop. Mike also helped a multinational technology company design a tablet business capable of competing […]