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Jack is a New York-based Partner who leads Cerity Partners Ventures’ Built World practice, focusing on sectors such as physical security and safety, water technology,  labor management, multifamily technology, and more.

Before joining Cerity Partners, Jack was a Managing Director at Touchdown Ventures, a pioneer of the “venture capital as a service” model that merged with Cerity Partners in 2024. Prior to that, he began his venture career in roles at Laconia Capital Group and Virgil Capital, primarily focusing on early-stage investments in B2B fintech, real estate, and media startups. Jack spent the first three years of his career in the debt capital markets group at the Royal Bank of Scotland. 

Education

  • MBA in Entrepreneurial Management and Operations & Marketing from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (with honors)
  • AB in History from Duke University

Highlights

  • Co-founder and President of the Philadelphia InSITE Fellowship chapter, a competitive program that connects MBA, JD, and PhD candidates with local entrepreneurs
  • Mentor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, a New York City based startup accelerator
  • Consummated over 25 venture investments
  • Frequent speaker, panelist, and writer on corporate innovation and venture capital

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