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Jeff Wernecke

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Managing Director and Partner at AC Lion Digital Executive Search
📍 New York, New York, United States

As a Managing Director and Partner at AC Lion, Jeff Wernecke is a digital talent strategist with over 20 years of experience building product, design, and marketing teams. A University of Vermont graduate, colleagues describe him as an "outstanding, " "exceptional, " and "consultative" recruiting partner with "awesome instincts. "

Beyond executive search, he is a Partner at ACLVP, a venture capital firm focused on investing in and advising emerging tech companies. He provides hands-on guidance on capital raising, go-to-market strategy, and US market entry, demonstrating a passion for fostering business growth.

He operates on both sides of the startup ecosystem: placing top executive talent while also investing in and advising emerging companies as a venture partner.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Managing Director and Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Digital Talent Strategy
He has over two decades of experience building product, design, and marketing teams for both Fortune 500 companies and disruptive start-ups.
Venture Investing
As a Partner at ACLVP, he invests in emerging tech companies and provides hands-on strategic advisory to help them scale their operations.
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Career

Work history

1-2016
Managing Director and Partner
AC Lion Digital Executive Search
1-2023
Partner
ACLVP
3-2003 - 1-2016
Director of Client Services and Recruitment
The Hired Guns
2-2001 - 12-2002
Director of Marketing
Smock Media
8-1999 - 1-2001
Account Supervisor
Margeotes | Fertitta + Partners
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Education
BA
University of Vermont
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