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Jared Carver

Investor

Operating Partner at Fifth Down Capital

Greater Boston

About

A consumer and digital commerce executive with over 20 years of experience leading global brands; became CEO of Tracksmith in January 2026 and previously spent over a decade at Converse, ultimately as President & CEO. He supports Fifth Down's consumer-focused investment efforts. Holds an MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School and a BA from Hamilton College.

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Invests in

ConsumerE-commerce

Experience

  1. TracksmithChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. L.L.BeanBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Fifth Down CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2026 — present
  4. Mike's Hot HoneyBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. ConversePresident & CEO2023 — 2025
  6. ConverseVP/GM, North America2019 — 2023Boston, MA
  7. ConverseVP/GM, Global Digital Direct2017 — 2019Boston, Massachusetts
  8. ConverseVP, Strategy2014 — 2017Boston, MA
  9. Fanatics, Inc.VP Strategy2013 — 2014Jacksonville, Florida Area
  10. ConverseDirector, Strategy and Business Development2010 — 2013North Andover, MA and Hilversum, The Netherlands
  11. One7 LLCPresident & Co-Founder2007 — 2010Boston, MA
  12. L.E.K. ConsultingConsultant2005 — 2007Boston, MA
  13. DigitasManager1999 — 2003Boston, MA

Education

  1. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA2003 — 2005
  2. Hamilton CollegeEconomics1995 — 1999

Same school

Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth149

John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

+ 143 more

Also attended Hamilton College27

Daniel BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesWoody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVSarah SommerCo-Founder and Partner at Level EquityPax AnthosChief Technology Officer at XRCSteve SadoveFormer Chairman and CEO at Saks, former chair of NRF, advisor to Mastercard at XRCRyan McCarthyManaging Director, Technology at Runway Growth Capital

+ 21 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Tracksmith1

Sandy CassManaging Partner at Red Swan Ventures

Also worked at L.L.Bean1

Bill PondCEO of RTIC at Wind Point Partners

Also worked at Converse2

Peter BlacklowGeneral Partner at Boston Seed CapitalTanaka TavaAnalyst at MaC Venture Capital

Also worked at Fanatics, Inc.9

Ishan GillAssociate at Sapphire VenturesDennis GoedegebuureEntrepreneur in Residence at PeakJeff JordanGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMiles DorosinAnalyst at Westbound Equity PartnersKyle MurphyPrincipal at Emergence Capital PartnersLydia JettInvestor at 10x Genomics

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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