Greenwich Associates today announced the hiring of Jacob Jegher as Senior Vice President, Banking and Head of Strategy at Javelin Strategy & Research.

In the new role, Jegher will help evolve the Javelin business model and drive continued growth.  He will join Chris McDonnell, Head of Sales and Al Pascual, SVP, Research Director as a member of the senior leadership team responsible for key aspects of the Javelin business: product, operations, sales, strategy, and business development.  

“Greenwich Associates is excited to have someone as skilled and respected in the fintech space as Jacob,” says Greenwich Associates CEO Steve Busby. “He will have an immediate impact on our ability to provide leading-edge insights to our clients, and tremendous longer-term impact on shaping our future strategy.”   

Jegher comes to Greenwich Associates from FIS, where he served as Vice President, Global Solutions Marketing and Head of Analyst Relations. As a strategic marketing executive he oversaw solutions marketing and strategy across all business units and solutions. Jacob also brings extensive expertise in the research and consulting field, having held the positions of Research Director and Senior Banking Analyst for Celent. 

“I am thrilled to be joining Javelin and Greenwich Associates, where I will have the opportunity to use my expertise in developing digital banking strategies to help both financial institution and fintech clients improve customer relationships and grow revenues,” says Jegher.