Leslie Jump

Marketing and technology veteran who believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurial ideas.

Leslie A. Jump
Founder, Techne, LLC & Partner, Sawari Ventures, LLC

Twenty-five years experience building, advising and investing in new companies, products and brands, in the US and across the globe. Expertise includes strategic and business planning, customer acquisition and retention programs, brand building and product positioning, and consumer targeting and segmentation. Track record of meeting or beating sales and revenue goals while simultaneously managing program ROI/efficiencies. Launched dozens of products and companies in businesses as diverse as telecommunications, eCommerce, consumer packaged goods, filmed entertainment, financial services and social media. Held executive roles at Fortune 500 and emerging growth companies as well as leading nonprofit organizations, with operational responsibilities in diverse markets worldwide.

Provides early and growth stage technology companies with strategic and business planning as well as marketing, business development and fundraising expertise. In collaboration with her partner and husband, Amb. (ret.) Edward S. Walker, Jr, she offers market, risk, and financial assessments to companies and organizations who wish to do business in the Middle East. Additionally, Leslie coaches and mentors young technology entrepreneurs in the region, providing them with business and operational expertise. After two-plus decades of work with technology entrepreneurs she has a keen understanding of what it takes to transform a great idea into a successful enterprise.