Jay is a practiced attorney and business leader having most recently served, for close to the past decade, as the COO and General Counsel at StrataCore – the premier IT Brokerage firm in the country. While at StrataCore, Jay was responsible for the company’s functional and legal operations as well as maintaining its vision, mission, and goals.

His varied experience includes founding and serving as the President of SlopeSide Brewing company and the independent film company, IndieShares. He also led Business Development and Strategic Sourcing efforts at JPMC/WaMu, Nike, and ThomsonReuters focusing on large Strategic Alliance, IT Outsourcing, Procurement, and Supply Chain Optimization transactions.

Jay graduated from SUNY Albany with a BA in Economics and English. He then received his JD from John Marshall Law School and his MBA from Cornell University. He is retired from the US Army Reserves where he was the Senior Defense Counsel in the Pacific Northwest. Jay spends his free time in the snow skiing, the pavement running, the water boating, and with his family and mini schnauzer, Lily.