E90: Jane Veron - The Desire to Give Back
Jane Veron is the CEO and co-Founder of The Acceleration Project. She is a visionary and changemaker in local ecosystems, gender and diversity equity, and workplace reform. In this episode, she shares her journey from the corporate world to the commitment she made to give back to the community and helping small underserved businesses. This episode also kicks off the TAP Series, which will be feautring stories on how The Accelerating Project is making a difference in people's life.
After a career in management consulting, marketing and strategy, Jane was determined to apply her professional skills to make an impact in the local economy. Jane saw both the need and the opportunity: The need arose from small businesses with great ideas and passion but a lack of resources and expertise. The opportunity existed in the enormous pool of professionals who had a strong desire to redeploy their business acumen. She built TAP to harness the untapped potential of both small businesses and local professionals.
Jane is mission-driven, seeking to mobilize women for economic impact, and merges her business acumen with her management, coaching, public sector and nonprofit work. Prior to TAP, Jane spent her career in strategy and marketing, working at Bain & Company, American Express, and as an independent consultant. She also has experience in private equity and venture capital as an investor and board member.
Jane currently serves as a Scarsdale Village Trustee. She has also held civic leadership positions as Chair of the Scarsdale Planning Board, President of the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale, Chair of SNAP, and President of the Fox Meadow Neighborhood Association. In recognition of her sustained and significant impact on the community, she received the Mayor’s Award for Exceptional Leadership the Daily Point of Light Award granted by Points of Light, the organization founded by President George H.W. Bush to recognize volunteer service.
Jane has been a member of numerous boards and currently serves on Harvard’s Women Leadership Board, the Harvard Business School Alumni Board, the Regional Plan Association, the Scarsdale Foundation, and the Yale Westchester Alumni Association. She is also a member of Golden Seeds and Harvard Angels. Jane earned a BA magna cum laude from Yale University and an MBA with honors from Harvard Business School.
Learn more about Jane and The acceleration project at:
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