Jed Rose

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Jed Rose
OccupationBusinessman, entrepreneur
Alma materStanford University
Cambridge University
Notable awardsTech Track 100, UK National Business Awards Finalists

Jed Rose is an American businessman and performer and academic[1] of improvisational theatre.

Education[]

Rose received an MBA from Cambridge University and a BSc with Honors in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University.[2]

Career[]

After graduating Stanford, Rose worked in product management at Microsoft, where he was responsible for consumer marketing on Microsoft Windows[3] and also led in the creation of Microsoft's $3 Student Innovation Suite for students in developing countries.[4] During his time there, he also brought to market a new technology called Windows Multipoint Mouse,[5] which allowed for improved shared access computing for classrooms and had widespread success in Southeast Asia.[6] The core technology from that release resulted in a commercially successful operating system, Windows MultiPoint Server, which enabled multiple users to work on separate screens while on one computer.[7]

After working on several entrepreneurial ventures, he served as CEO and Managing Director for Paymentsense, a merchant services payment provider, which has been recognized by the Tech Track 100 and UK National Business Awards as one of the fastest growing startup tech companies in the UK and Europe. The company raised a £110M funding facility in 2016.[8][9][10] During his time at paymentsense, Rose had a number of negative review written about him on various sites, including: 'Jed Rose cannot be trusted and is a dictator in his own little world. He’s great with numbers but uses people like pawns'

He is currently the General Manager of EMEA for Airwallex, an international payments company for businesses.[11] It has been recognised by KPMG as one of the 40 top fintech startups in the world.[12] The company completed a $217M funding round in 2020 that included investors such as Seqouia Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and Horizons Ventures.[13]

Improvisational Theatre[]

Rose's improv training began as an undergraduate at Stanford University where he enrolled in an improv course[14] taught by Patricia Ryan Madson. While at Microsoft, he studied with Unexpected Productions and was an ensemble member of Quiet Monkey Fight.[15] After several years of performing and teaching improvisational theatre in Seattle,[16] his personal views on improv in the business workplace have since been covered by major news sources such as The Independent[16] and BBC World Service.[1] His cutting-edge views on improvisation in the workplace has resulted in his co-authoring an academic paper for the "International Journal of Management Reviews".[17] He is an active member of Cambridge University's largest and oldest student-run improv troupe, the Cambridge Impronauts.[16][18][19][20]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Pittam, Julia (May 17, 2012). "BBC World Service, Business Daily". BBC World Service. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Jed Rose Stanford bio". stanford.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Burrows, Peter. "Looking Beyond The Big Brands". Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bill's $3 bargain bundle". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Birth of MultiPoint". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Microsoft MultiPoint Livens Thai Math Class". Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "Windows MultiPoint Server 2011". Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  8. ^ "Paymentsense Awards". Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "Paymentsense Directors". Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "Paymentsense Funding". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Airwallex hires tech veteran and venture capitalist as new EMEA General Manager, joining global management bench". Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Airwallex ranked one of the worlds top 40 fintechs according to KPMG report". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Airwallex's raises $40m as part of extended Series D". Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Making It Up as They Go Along: Patricia Ryan teaches the practicality of a wild imagination". Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  15. ^ "Quiet Monkey Fight presents a Fairy Tale". Del Close Marathon. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  16. ^ a b c Brown, Peter (April 12, 2012). "Find the funny side to business". The Independent. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  17. ^ Rose, Jed (June 1, 2015). "Organizational Improvisation: A Consolidating Review and Framework". International Journal of Management Reviews. doi:10.1111/ijmr.12047.
  18. ^ "The Cambridge Impronauts". Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  19. ^ Peatman, Laura. "Review: Of ICE and Men". February 1, 2012. Cambridge Student Online. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  20. ^ "2013: An Improv Odyssey". February 28, 2013. The Tab Cambridge. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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