About - Leslie A. Jump, Washington, DC

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

I first starting working with entrepreneurs when I joined Bill McGowan's (then) small team at MCI over 20 years ago. There, in collaboration with Vint Cerf and others, I pioneered MCI's early Internet efforts including the company's first website and the world's first online shopping mall, marketplaceMCI. Since then I've launched hundreds of products and companies, in businesses as diverse as telecommunications, eCommerce, online travel, consumer packaged goods, filmed entertainment, financial services and online identity management. I've held executive roles at Fortune 500 and emerging growth companies, as well as nonprofit organizations, with operational responsibilities in diverse markets worldwide. I currently provide early stage technology companies with strategic and business planning as well as brand/marketing expertise. After two decades of work with technology entrepreneurs I have a keen understanding of what it takes to transform a great idea into a successful enterprise. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from St. John's College in Annapolis, Md., where I also serve as a member of its Board of Visitors and Governors.