Jason Brooke

Vice President

2022

Investments Intern - Growth Team

2021 - 2022

Investment Partner

2020 - 2022

Investing in student-run businesses and backed by First Round Capital

Product Marketing

2020 - 2020

Kong, the cloud connectivity platform, is disrupting in the extremely fast-growing API market, helping companies best leverage micro-service/API architectures as they look to transform into digital enterprises to compete in today's economy.

Principal

2018 - 2020

As Principal for Kaiser’s Financial Services & Payments (FS&P) practice, my time was split between project management and business development. For project management, I set the strategic direction for projects and provided oversight for team deliverables. For business development, I supported lead generation and proposal creation for the FS&P practice. Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, & Technology Subject Areas: Payment Hubs, Open Banking, E-Commerce Payments Innovation, Digital Merchants, Commercial & Small Business Payments Innovation, Gig Economy, Global Prepaid, Fintech

Manager

2017 - 2018

Oversaw 2-3 corporate strategy engagements concurrently, managing teams of consultants and day-to-day interactions with Kaiser's global Financial Services clients. Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, & Technology Subject Areas: Commercial Platforms (e.g., Expense Management, Virtual Card), E-Payables, Real-Time Payments, Digital Prepaid Innovation, Disbursements

Consultant

2016 - 2017

Led smaller teams (1-2 Analysts per team) on corporate strategy assessments for Kaiser's Financial Services & Payments (FS&P) practice. Engagements primarily focused on North America payments landscape, but also covered international markets such as Brazil and South Africa. Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, and Technology Subject Areas: Cross-Border / Domestic P2P, Commercial & Small Business Card, Prepaid, Consumer Card Marketing

Analyst

2014 - 2016

As an Analyst for Kaiser’s Financial Services & Payments (FS&P) practice, I led research efforts for corporate strategy assessments. This covered a wide array of both research methodologies (e.g., primary research, market sizing, survey analysis) as well as analytical approaches (e.g., market opportunity assessments, competitive intelligence, voice-of-customer). Additionally, I also supported commercial due diligence assessments across the Private Equity and Healthcare practices. Industry Focus: Financial Services, Payments, and Technology

Program Manager

2014 - 2014

Business Development Associate

2013 - 2014