As the Vice President of the Investment & Commercial group at Verizon Business, Jake leads the Americas Sales organization responsible for Enterprise acquisition, grow, & retain, Sports & Connected Venues, and SMB wireline services. Responsibilities include P&L in excess of $1B, revenue growth strategy and GTM, advancement of market solutions, channel distribution, and operational execution.



Having worked with a diverse set of customers across verticals and industries, including some of the largest technology companies globally, Jake has vast institutional knowledge and expertise in accelerating sales revenue growth, advancing market solutions and driving innovation across Verizon’s wireless, wireline, wholesale, channel, strategy, and product ecosystems to facilitate customer success/outcomes.



Jake holds a dual Master’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a Bachelors degree in Finance from the University of Arizona.



Outside of work, Jake enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, playing ice hockey, and snowboarding. He actively serves in his local community and has been a volunteer snowboard instructor for the National Sports Center for the Disabled since 2015.