Leigh Jasper

Director at Zuuse

Leigh Jasper is the current director at Zuuse. Leigh has also been previously employed at Saniel Ventures, SEEK, Salta Properties, and Burnet Institute. Leigh is most notably the co-founder and former CEO of Aconex, which they successfully ran for almost two decades before selling it to Oracle Inc. in 2018 for a record-breaking 1.6 billion dollars.

Leigh has always had a passion for problem-solving and making things work more efficiently. After getting their engineering degree from the University of Melbourne, they began their career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. It was here that Leigh honed their skills in strategy and management. Leigh then went on to work for A.T. Kearney, where they continued to consult for clients in various industries including financial services, media, and information technology.

In 2000, Leigh Jasper co-founded Aconex with Rob Phillpot. Aconex was a cloud collaboration solution for the global construction industry. The company quickly grew and expanded its services to include infrastructure, power, mining, and oil and gas. Leigh led global growth for Aconex, expanding the company into new markets such as Asia, North America, South America, the Middle East and Europe. Under their leadership, Aconex became a leading provider of cloud collaboration solutions with 50 offices worldwide.

In 2014, Aconex listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and prior

Leigh Jasper completed a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) (Honours) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Melbourne, followed by a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mathematics from the same institution. Leigh also holds a Diploma of Modern Languages in French from the University of Melbourne. In addition, Leigh Jasper has completed a High Potentials Leadership Course at Harvard Business School, an Executive Venture Capital Program at the University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business, and a Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Timeline

  • Director

    Current role