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Amit J.

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Chief Executive Officer at Attentive
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Amit Jhawar is the CEO of Attentive, a leader in personalized mobile marketing. An alumnus of UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School, he previously led Venmo as CEO and was COO/CFO at Braintree, guiding both through their acquisition by PayPal. He also has a strong background in venture capital from his time at Accel.

Interesting fact: Amit has a proven track record of scaling high-growth companies, having been a foundational leader in building three separate businesses—Braintree, Venmo, and Attentive—to valuations exceeding $1 billion.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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AI Personalization
He is pioneering Attentive's AI-driven strategy to deliver bespoke, one-to-one shopping experiences for consumers through intelligent, personalized mobile messaging.
Mobile Commerce
With deep experience at Venmo and Braintree, he is a firm believer that massive opportunities emerge when mobile consumer behavior shifts, a principle he now applies to marketing.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Chief Executive Officer
Attentive
2021 - 6-2023
President
Attentive
2020 - 2021
Partner - Growth Fund
Accel
2020 - 2021
Board Member
Invoice2go
2019 - 2021
Advisor to CEO
Galileo Financial Technologies
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Education
2008 - 2010
MBA
Harvard Business School
1999 - 2003
BS/BA
University of California, Berkeley
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