About
Consumer and digital commerce executive with over 20 years of experience; became CEO of running brand Tracksmith in January 2026 and previously served as President & CEO of Converse. Holds an MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School. He supports Fifth Down's consumer-focused investment efforts as an Operating Partner.
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerce
Experience
- TracksmithChief Executive Officercurrent2026 β present
- L.L.BeanBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- Fifth Down CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2026 β present
- Mike's Hot HoneyBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- ConversePresident & CEO2023 β 2025
- ConverseVP/GM, North America2019 β 2023Boston, MA
- ConverseVP/GM, Global Digital Direct2017 β 2019Boston, Massachusetts
- ConverseVP, Strategy2014 β 2017Boston, MA
- Fanatics, Inc.VP Strategy2013 β 2014Jacksonville, Florida Area
- ConverseDirector, Strategy and Business Development2010 β 2013North Andover, MA and Hilversum, The Netherlands
- One7 LLCPresident & Co-Founder2007 β 2010Boston, MA
- L.E.K. ConsultingConsultant2005 β 2007Boston, MA
- DigitasManager1999 β 2003Boston, MA
Colleagues at Fifth Down Capital
Alan Swierczynski
Senior Associate at Fifth Down Capital
Alex Dermer
Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital
Andrew Spellman
Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Brian Rowen
President and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Bryan Stuart
Vice President at Fifth Down Capital
Cam Fordham
Senior Advisor, Venture Partner at Fifth Down Capital
Candace Parker
Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital
Chrysa Chin
Senior Advisor, Strategic Relationships at Fifth Down Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jared Carver?
- Consumer and digital commerce executive with over 20 years of experience; became CEO of running brand Tracksmith in January 2026 and previously served as President & CEO of Converse. Holds an MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School. He supports Fifth Down's consumer-focused investment efforts as an Operating Partner.
- Where does Jared Carver work?
- Jared Carver is Operating Partner at Fifth Down Capital.
- What does Jared Carver invest in?
- Jared Carver invests in Consumer, E-commerce.
- Where did Jared Carver go to school?
- Jared Carver studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA); Hamilton College (Economics).
Founder mafias
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Adimab +4Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded ζ ͺεΌδΌη€ΎMEAL FORWARD +1
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Hamilton College mafia6
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Fifth Down Capital mafia4
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Fifthdown mafia2
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Mike's Hot Honey mafia2
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Same school
Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth174
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
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Also attended Hamilton College35
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesSarah SommerCo-Founder and Partner at Level EquityJosh LabonteSenior Associate at Level EquityGeoff OblakGeneral Partner at Data Point CapitalPax AnthosChief Technology Officer at XRCSteve SadoveFormer Chairman and CEO at Saks, former chair of NRF, advisor to Mastercard at XRC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tracksmith1
Also worked at L.L.Bean1
Also worked at Converse2
Also worked at Fanatics, Inc.8
Ishan GillAssociate at Sapphire VenturesDennis GoedegebuureVice President Marketing at BitdefenderJeff JordanGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMiles DorosinAnalyst at Westbound Equity PartnersKyle MurphyPrincipal at Emergence Capital PartnersPaige MoelisAssociate at Primary Venture Partners
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