Jay Haynes

Jay Haynes has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Jay is the Founder and CEO of thrv.com, a growth-powered equity value creation platform for private equity CEOs and corporate executives. Jay has also served as the CEO of Strategyn, a jobs-to-be-done research firm, where they co-founded Strategyn Ventures to help private equity sponsored companies and start-ups de-risk their product roadmap investments. Jay has worked as an Adjunct Professor at the Presidio School of Management, where they developed a jobs-to-be-done curriculum for the MBA program's venture class. Jay founded earthscreen, a consumer environmental project, and was the CEO and later, the President and COO of Akimbo Systems, a consumer media device company. Jay also founded mValue, an online marketing system, and worked as an Investment Associate at GTCR Golder Rauner, one of the oldest and largest private equity firms. Jay started their career at Microsoft as a Product Manager in the Windows Group. Additionally, Jay co-founded The Aviation Group, a general aviation consultancy, and worked as an Investment Associate at Kirkland Messina, a private equity independent sponsor. Overall, Jay has a diverse background with expertise in innovation methods, venture development, and private equity investments.

Jay Haynes attended Brown University from 1986 to 1991, where they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Semiotics. In 1988, they also briefly attended Stanford University to study Computer Composition for Large-scale Synthesis Engines. Later, from 1996 to 1998, they pursued an MBA at Harvard Business School, specializing in Business.