Jake Thomsen
Private Equity Investor at Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/
Profile
Jake has 16 years of experience in operations and advisory roles spanning from start-ups to public companies.
As AVP of Bank of Hawaii, Jake oversaw sales, operations, customer engagement, and marketing for a regional team, with a focus on providing advice and growth capital to local entrepreneurs.
He spent four years as an independent consultant, delivering strategy and operations advisory services to start-ups and small companies in the U.S.
and Africa.
Clients included a distributed solar energy company in Tanzania, a technology commercialization firm in North Carolina, and an innovative credit union with offices across the U.S.
As Lead Associate in the Strategic Innovation Group of consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, Jake launched and managed a SaaS cybersecurity risk product for large IT organizations, and led business development for energy offerings in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He also helped to stand up the Internet of Things (IoT) division, which develops and delivers IoT products and services to Fortune 100 clients.
Jake serves as a Partner at Sovereigns Capital.
He lives in Durham, NC, with his wife Lauren and twin children Blaise and Vivian.
He serves on the boards of Little Lights Urban Ministries and Trinity Fellows Academy.
Jake graduated magna cum laude in Economics from Pomona College, and later earned an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business and an MPP in international development from the Sanford School of Public Policy.
Jake Thomsen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/
 Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/ Investment ManagersFinance Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/ (Sovereign's Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sovereign S Capital Management LLC founded in 2012 by Henry Rice Kaestner and Lukas Miller Roush. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Private Equity Investor | 2016-08-31 |
Former positions of Jake Thomsen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
 Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-09-29 |
8 Rivers Capital LLC
 8 Rivers Capital LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 8 Rivers Capital LLC is a US-based firm founded in 2008 that pioneers the clean energy and climate future through the invention and commercialization of infrastructure-scale technologies. The private company is based in Durham, NC, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company develops and delivers projects across multiple energy categories, including clean fuels, clean power, carbon removal, and clean industry. 8 Rivers is developing and deploying technologies for clean hydrogen and ammonia, transformative zero-emissions power cycles, direct air capture, retrofit carbon capture, sour gas sweetening, clean ethylene, and other advanced clean energy systems. Cameron Hosie has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Private Equity Analyst | 2013-04-30 |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2012-07-31 |
Strata Solar LLC
 Strata Solar LLC Electric UtilitiesUtilities Strata Solar LLC installs solar equipment for power generation. It offers project development, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, maintenance and financing solutions to companies interested in clean renewable energy. Strata Solar was founded by Markus Wilhelm and Cathy Wilhelm in 2009 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2012-04-30 |
Training of Jake Thomsen
| Pomona College | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Fuqua School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| EDISON INTERNATIONAL | Utilities |
| Private companies | 4 |
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Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA. | Industrial Services |
Strata Solar LLC
Strata Solar LLC Electric UtilitiesUtilities Strata Solar LLC installs solar equipment for power generation. It offers project development, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, maintenance and financing solutions to companies interested in clean renewable energy. Strata Solar was founded by Markus Wilhelm and Cathy Wilhelm in 2009 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC. | Utilities |
8 Rivers Capital LLC
8 Rivers Capital LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services 8 Rivers Capital LLC is a US-based firm founded in 2008 that pioneers the clean energy and climate future through the invention and commercialization of infrastructure-scale technologies. The private company is based in Durham, NC, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company develops and delivers projects across multiple energy categories, including clean fuels, clean power, carbon removal, and clean industry. 8 Rivers is developing and deploying technologies for clean hydrogen and ammonia, transformative zero-emissions power cycles, direct air capture, retrofit carbon capture, sour gas sweetening, clean ethylene, and other advanced clean energy systems. Cameron Hosie has been the CEO of the company since 2021. | Technology Services |
Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/
Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/ Investment ManagersFinance Sovereign's Capital Management LLC/VC/ (Sovereign's Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sovereign S Capital Management LLC founded in 2012 by Henry Rice Kaestner and Lukas Miller Roush. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Finance |
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