Senior Vice President & General Manager, HighTable @ • Led GLG digital business incubator and R&D unit dedicated to developing and testing new digital channels and products. • Directed all functions including digital marketing, sales, product development analytics, and data science. • Deployed Quora-like Q&A product with novel algorithmic matching and machine learning functionality. • Streamlined 70+ person, cross-functional team and optimized an 8 figure million annual budget by significantly reducing headcount while improving quality of technology, data science, analytics and marketing teams. From July 2011 to August 2013 (2 years 2 months) New York, NYSenior Vice President and General Manager, Life Sciences and Corporate Markets @ • Conceptualized, established, and led a high-growth, B2B information services business focused on lucrative industrial, life science, and consumer goods sectors. • Defined the market, identified and prioritized buyers, and designed the go-to-market strategy. Stewarded senior executive client relationships with over 150 top global companies and industrial conglomerates. • Trained sales team to execute major, complex B2B solution sales with seven-figure contracts; managed 73 sales, service, business intelligence, finance, and marketing professionals. • Built sales, service, and marketing operations across US, Europe, and Asia. From July 2008 to July 2011 (3 years 1 month) New York, NYVice President, Sales, New Markets @ • Opened up new enterprise markets, generating an 8-figure revenue stream. • Hired top talent, and taught others how to repeat the success. • Established best practices for market selection, penetration, and growth. • Identified and developed new customers while driving higher adoption by users. • Targeted major firms and refined communication methods to exceed all financial quotas. From August 2006 to August 2008 (2 years 1 month) New York, NYSenior Research Manager, Healthcare; Head of New Markets Research @ • Cultivated large commercial relationships with top institutional biotech investors while helping to build a global network of scientific and medical experts. • Developed new relationships with corporate enterprise clients, the first such clients at GLG. • Directed and trained cross-functional team of 35 to serve new market clients throughout the US and Europe. From December 2004 to August 2006 (1 year 9 months) New York, NY

MS; PhD @ Yale University From 1997 to 2004 Bachelor's degree @ Duke University From 1993 to 1997 Jess Hunt is skilled in: Strategy, Leadership, Business Planning, Product Development, Corporate Communications, Lifesciences, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Integration, Start-ups, Analytics, Product Management, Market Research, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Content Strategy, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, Business Development, Business Analysis, User Experience, Executive Leadership, Business Operations, Revenue Growth, Building & Leading Teams, Strategic Marketing, P&L Management, New Market Planning &..., Solution & Consultative..., Key Account Management, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, CRM, Building High..., Generating Revenue