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Grain - PingPong (YC W21) - Dad - xHead of Product - xMcKinsey - Angel Investor - Political Innovation Advocate

Jeff Whitlock is currently the CEO of Grain, a SaaS company that automates note-taking, record-keeping, and insight capture from customer conversations.12 He has held various roles at Grain, including Head of Operations from March 2022 to September 2022, Head of Product from August 2022 to January 2023, and President from January 2023 before becoming CEO.3

Before his time at Grain, Jeff had a diverse career in product management, strategy, and entrepreneurship:

  1. He worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company from 2012 to 2014.3
  2. He held roles at Vivint Smart Home, including Senior Product Manager and Chief of Staff to the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer.3
  3. Jeff co-founded multiple startups, including Unbird (which went through Techstars Boulder '19) and PingPong.34

Jeff has a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Business Strategy from Brigham Young University.3 He is also a father of three and values balancing his role as CEO with his family responsibilities.13

Throughout his career, Jeff has developed expertise in product management, operations, and strategy, which he now applies to his leadership at Grain.14

Highlights

Nov 5 · twitter

I'm excited to focus on building tomorrow.

Nov 5 · twitter

Kids often cut right through the complicated structures we've created and take for granted with great questions.

My 7-year-old daughter: "I saw a lot of candidates for President on your ballot. Why are Trump and Kamala the only ones that matter?"

Me: A failed attempt to explain Duverger's law to a 7-year-old, ending with giving up and acknowledging it's kind of dumb that we only have two options that matter 🤣

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Provo, Utah, United States