Jesse will lead the overall strategic and corporate growth of Ideas Lab. Jesse has been involved in finance, operations and growth strategy since 2006, beginning as a cross-border M&A analyst and continuing, post MBA in 2010, co-founding an M&A advisory shop working with global private equity firms interested in East Africa. In 2013, Jesse shifted to market intelligence, first heading up the strategy division for a global market research firm, then working briefly for a Menlo, CA-based startup in qualitative, online intelligence, before joining Frost & Sullivan, a global research & consulting firm. He graduated from Boston University with a BA in psychology and from Hult International Business School with an MBA focused on international finance and entrepreneurship. Jesse’s core skillset is in finance and strategy.