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JL
Jason Lavender
Founder of Electives
JL
Jason Lavender
Founder of Electives
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Jason Lavender is the Co-Founder and CEO of Electives, a notable achievement in his career, where he leads the company in its growth and hiring initiatives. With a background in founding and partnering with successful ventures like NextGen Venture Partners and The Players' Impact, Jason brings a wealth of experience to his current role at Electives.
Work Experience
Co-Founder & CEO
2021 - Current
Modernizing learning & development and partnering with amazing People teams who want to change how we learn at work.
Electives is an enterprise live learning platform that offers interactive classes for employees.
Raised $10,250,000.00 from Accomplice, Boston Seed Capital and G20 Ventures.
Founding Venture Partner
2015
NextGen is the first network-driven venture firm. We back exceptional entrepreneurs through the collective power of the nation’s top founders, funders, and innovation executives. Our network accelerates the success of our portfolio by investing in companies that match the expertise, resources, and connections of our Venture Partners.
NextGen Venture Partners invests in seed-stage companies with the participation of their venture partners.
VP Strategy & Business Development
2018 - 2020
Commercial strategy, partnerships, business development, and consulting relations.
Buoy is a health technology company that helps patients self-diagnose and triage to the appropriate care.
Raised $63,221,855.00 from Cigna Ventures, Humana, Trustbridge Partners, WR Hambrecht and Optum Ventures.
Co-Founder
2017 - 2018
Founder of an angel investment group that connects professional athletes to startups. Invested in 10 startups and grateful to work with amazing investors and entrepreneurs.
A Venture Platform for Professional Athletes.
Senior Director, Health Imagination
2018 - 2018
Lead our health innovation team for North America.
Senior Consultant
2014 - 2018
Consultant
2011 - 2014
Analyst
2008 - 2011
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2018 - 2020
Bachelor of Arts
2004 - 2008