Tim Jones

Summary

A Career Of Delivering Results At The Intersection Of Innovation, Investments, And Technology ▶️ I’m an entrepreneurial leader with in-depth experience in technology, venture capital, and private/public sector innovation. I have worked with organizations such as Oracle, OpenVision/Veritas, Mohr Davidow Ventures, The White House, U.S. Department of Energy, Aegon/Transamerica, and the American Chemical Society. During my career, I’ve had the opportunity to scale ventures from startup through IPO and subsequent acquisition, and help legacy organizations become more sustainable. My core skill set is that of a strategist, who can put ideas into action through: ➯ New Products, Services, and Companies ➯ Management of investment capital and allocation to highest growth initiatives ➯ Early identification of investment opportunities in high growth sectors ➯ Optimization of enterprise technology investments to support ongoing operations ➯ Development of revenue-generating customer relationships and distribution/licensing partnerships Notable accomplishments: ✔ INNOVATION MANAGEMENT—Spearheaded innovation strategy for 100+ year old financial services organization; established innovation school and led creation of first 100% digital implementation of Adobe Kickbox Open Innovation Program; developed plans to grow advisory business from $2B to $25B AUM. ✔ DISRUPTIVE INVESTMENT – Championed technology investments from seed through growth stage, as founder, investor, limited partner, and corporate executive. Experienced all stages of growth from founding to IPO and M&A. ✔ DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION—Played integral role in digital transformation of Federal agencies. Designed innovation program for national public safety wireless broadband network; created new product concepts for NTIS; provided recommendations to competitively position NSF/SBIR program in VC marketplace. ✔ BUSINESS STARTUP, TURNAROUND. AND GROWTH—Executed post-merger integration and turned around PE-backed, newly-acquired underperforming EMEA business from loss-making to cash flow-positive. Propelled growth by securing contracts with top-tier customers including British Telecom, Vodafone, Mercury, Cellnet, Barclays, Swiss Bank and Natwest. Secured and co-managed $20M OEM agreement with Sun Microsystems. ✔ GLOBAL LEADERSHIP—Built, led, and mentored world-class multinational teams within cultures of empowerment, collaboration, and transparency.