After bartending his way through college at the Philadelphia institution Smokey Joe’s, Jared began his professional career working for Chef Georges Perrier of Le Bec Fin and Brasserie Perrier. He spent the subsequent twenty years cultivating a diverse background in the restaurant industry holding senior management roles with New York’s top operators as well as co-owning and investing in many successful food and beverage ventures.

As a consultant he has advised clients ranging from first time operators to institutional investors, combining his ground-up operational experience with a management consultant’s eye to create sustainable and scalable businesses.

Jared graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Political Science and received his Masters in Hospitality Industry Studies from New York University. He lives in Westchester with his wife and daughter and when not working enjoys fly fishing, ski touring, and road cycling.