Executive Bio
Ms. Jacqueline D. Reses, also known as Jackie, serves as Square Capital Lead and People Lead of Square, Inc. Ms. Reses serves as Capital Lead at Square Capital and leads its business financing service. She served as the Chief Development Officer of Yahoo! Inc. (Now known as Altaba Inc.) since September 2012. At Yahoo, she directed its M&A strategy, leading acquisitions and integration of technology and talent from dozens of companies into the business, including Tumblr, Brightroll and Flurry. Ms. Reses served as Executive Vice President of People and Development at Yahoo! Inc. since September 7, 2012. She served as an Officer of HIT Entertainment Plc and the Learning Annex LLC. She served as Partner and Head of Media sector - United States at Apax Partners LLP (alternative name Apax Partners Worldwide LLP). Ms. Reses has some HR experience from her time at Apax, too, in recruiting and training. She joined Apax Partners in 2001 and focused on later-stage leveraged transactions with a particular interest in technology and media investments. Prior to joining Apax Partners, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of iBuilding, Inc. She served as a Principal at DH Private Equity (alternate name: Doughty Hanson & Co.), focusing on media and technology investments. She has also spent over seven years at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. as a Vice President in its mergers and acquisitions advisory group and principal investment area. She was employed at Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division. Ms. Reses' investment experience at Goldman Sachs Capital Partners includes numerous transactions in the retail, media and technology sectors. She has been a Director of Wrap Media LLC since December 03, 2015. She serves as a Director of MedVue Holdings, LLC. She serves as a Director of NAMG, Inc., NEP, HIT Entertainment and also serves as an Advisor to a number of other Apax's portfolio media companies. She has been a Member of Economic Advisory Council at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco since March 31, 2015. Ms. Reses serves as a Director of Trend Technologies, LLC. She served as a Director of Cengage Learning Holdco Inc. from June 2007 to September 2007. She served as a Director of Alibaba Group Holding Limited from December 4, 2012 to September 18, 2014. She served as a Director, Cengage Learning GP I LLC since September 2007. She served as a Director of iBuilding and Scout Media Holdings, Inc. She served as a Director of North American Membership Group, Inc. Ms. Reses received a B.S. in Economics with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.