Jennifer Ives
SVP Global Partnerships and Alliances
3 Pillar Global
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Top Women Leaders 2021- Top Women Leaders 2020
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Jennifer Ives is the Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships for 3Pillar Global. She is a seasoned business leader with more than 20 years of experience leading teams, crafting revenue-generating business strategies and generating double-digit growth results at technology and information services companies around the world, ranging in size from venture-backed startups to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to her current role, she led P&L and sales activities for 3Pillar’s diverse portfolio of clients from industries including security, media, information services, and data analytics. In her current role, she is responsible for sourcing, developing, and implementing innovative strategic partnerships to guide and accelerate the continued growth of 3Pillar.
Jennifer began her career as a geospatial engineer where she developed and managed the creation of digital products for national security agencies and global organizations, and has worked at the intersection of digital products, business, and people ever since. Before joining 3Pillar Global, she was the Senior Vice President of North America at Top Employers Institute, a global data and analytics organization serving Fortune 500 clients. Prior to that, she led strategic growth at LiveSafe, a venture-backed, award-winning emerging technology company that developed an enterprise-class safety and risk intelligence platform serving hundreds of universities, the military, and Fortune 500 organizations around the world. She also spent more than 10 years as Director of Business Investment for Arlington Economic Development, where she was responsible for designing and executing one of the most successful innovation-based economic development clustering strategies in the country, laying the groundwork for the recent Amazon headquarters expansion. Very notably, Jennifer served as an Organizing Board Member for Startup Virginia and spoke at the White House on the topic of Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Economy during the Obama administration.
A self-described “data geek,” and frequent speaker, panelist, and podcast guest, she is a sought after advisor for digital-first founders, serves as a mentor with the University of Virginia’s i.Lab, and is a member of Women In Technology, Washington Women’s Leadership Initiative, and The Leadership Center for Excellence.
Jennifer’s ability to put the right people in the room at the right time and have a discussion at the level of abstraction that creates traction (and ultimately value) is her superpower. Jennifer is a masterful communicator. In her role, she makes complex discussions simpler without oversimplifying, always points the audience back to the most strategic imperatives, and leads discussions to actionable outcomes (beyond mere “visioneering” and “sloganeering”). Jennifer is always aware of how she is influencing the communication channels she creates, moderates and shapes — the safety, dignity and respect of the teams in these channels are always her first priority. Jennifer keeps the conversation moving in a safe environment, often reminding the discussants why their voice belongs in any exchange. Jennifer a leader people want to continue to work with because she makes them better at what they already do well. Beyond making the people Jennifer works with better through practice, Jennifer brings her network to new opportunities, opening up new doors to coworkers through her leadership. Jennifer is clear, concise, specific and generous in sharing credit with her team and even the extended colleagues in her network.
Jennifer is a tenacious, personable, impressive leader. Here are just some of her key strengths: – Board members, clients, and teams love working alongside Jennifer knowing they’ll be provided honest answers, in the moment coaching, opportunities to grow personally and professionally, and respected/accepted for who they are as individuals. – Looks for diverse candidates to join teams, knowing that diversity leads to balancing of ideas, better products, more productive outcomes, and success on many levels. – Leads with empathy and is fully transparent in her decision-making processes. – A strategic thinker often leveraged by industry analysts, investors, and business leaders around the world to identify short and long term opportunities. Throughout her career, she has repeatedly opened new markets, guided the creation of new and unique digital products, led double digit growth at various organizations, and successfully managed P&L worth >$35M. – Strong decision-making capabilities, knows how to operationalize a vision, and is excellent at making complex ideas simple. – A strong communicator who is routinely called upon to make complex messaging digestible to numerous audiences.
Responsible for leading business strategies resulting in double digit growth at both venture- and PE-backed companies. – Leads with a high amount of empathy and is transparent in her decision-making. – Strategic thinker routinely called upon by investors, industry analysts, and executives to identify future business opportunities and craft successful plans to achieve next steps. – Strong decision-making capabilities — excellent at making complex ideas simple. – Knows how to operationalize a vision. – An excellent communicator, routinely called upon to break down and present complex ideas and issues. – Business leaders, board members, clients, and her teams genuinely love working alongside Jennifer, knowing they’ll be provided guidance on ways to succeed, honest feedback, 1:1 coaching, opportunities to grow personally and professionally, and be respected/accepted, always.
Strong decision-making capabilities, routinely driving growth-focused companies towards double digit revenue growth and successful acquisitions. Strategic thinker tapped by analysts/investors/global business leaders, alike, to identify and drive critical short- and long-term business opportunities. – Makes complex ideas simple and is adept at operationalizing a vision. – Empathetic and transparent leader, known to guide with honesty and integrity. – Proactively develops diverse teams, understanding that diversity drives teams and businesses to achieve more successful outcomes. – A sought-after mentor, especially for women in technology navigating complex career and family decisions.
Leads with empathy, honesty, and transparency, with an eye towards crafting diverse teams at every level of business. Excellent decision-making capabilities. Highly adept at operationalizing a vision. Sought-after advisory board member, especially beloved by high growth, digital-first investors and founders. Excellent reputation for strong P&L management ( $35M), and a business leader who routinely drives double digit growth for investors and her teams. Strong communicator; respected for her ability to make complex ideas simple/digestible. Known for her advocacy and mentorship of women and minorities in business.
Leads with empathy, honesty, and transparency, with an eye towards crafting diverse teams at every level of business. Excellent decision-making capabilities. Highly adept at operationalizing a vision. Sought-after advisory board member, especially beloved by high growth, digital-first investors and founders. Excellent reputation for strong P&L management ( $35M), and a business leader who routinely drives double digit growth for investors and her teams. Strong communicator; respected for her ability to make complex ideas simple/digestible. Known for her advocacy and mentorship of women and minorities in business.
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