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Jake's Bio
Jake joined Volition in 2020 and is now a Senior Associate on the software team. He focuses on investments and software and technology enabled services.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
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Prior to joining Volition, Jake worked as an investment banking analyst at Cowen and Company. He worked in Capital Markets, covering technology, healthcare, and SPACs.
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He received his B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Bowdoin College, where he was a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar.
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He walked onto the Varsity Baseball team at Bowdoin and started the school’s poker club.
FUN FACTS About Jake
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Jake grew up in the Bronx but is a die-hard Red Sox fan.
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He has hiked all 46 high peaks in Adirondack Park.
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Kendrick Lamar was his most played artist of the decade.
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He rarely loses a ping pong match. But, Sean Cantwell is better than Jake at ping pong.
Working with entrepreneurs who are gutsy, creative, and passionate is what makes me excited to come to work every day.
NEWS & INSIGHTS
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6/14/22The annual RSA conference was back to in person this year, and the excitement was... more -
5/23/22Cyber Attacks on the Rise Within a New, Convoluted Network Ransomware cyberattacks... more -
2/23/22CISOs have a lot on their plate 2021 saw several, large-scale ransomware attacks,... more -
10/13/21Cyber security is only as strong as its weakest link, and CISOs today have a big... more -
7/26/21The passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, and more recently the implementation of... more -
8/25/20All companies are becoming tech companies As we’ve noted in our blog post on... more -
5/26/20By Sean Cantwell & Jake Wasserman A few months ago, we wrote about how... more
