Jim Spare

Jim Spare is a growth-stage technology executive with deep experience leading companies through strategic inflection points, transformation, and growth. Over the course of his career, he has helped build and scale disruptive technology businesses across enterprise software, AI, media, data, and emerging technologies.

He is currently CEO of Rational Dynamics, which builds AI reasoning infrastructure that turns an organization's most valuable human judgment into systems whose work can be measured, verified, and trusted, and that improve over time. The company's initial focus is the world's leading institutional asset allocators — sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, and general partners that steward trillions of dollars in capital.

Previously, he advised and helped build an enterprise AI solutions B2B business line through his work as Executive Advisor with A.Team, and before that served as Chief Product Officer at IDC, where he led the development of new AI-powered platforms and digital products. His work has focused on translating technological change into practical business strategy, organizational alignment, and commercial growth.

Prior to IDC, Jim led Eko as President & COO through more than 10x revenue growth and a $250 million joint venture with Walmart, where he served as President. Earlier, he served as CEO of Canesta through its acquisition by Microsoft, where its technology later contributed to products including Xbox Kinect and HoloLens.

Throughout his career, Jim has worked with strategic and financial partners including Walmart, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Sony, Honda, Sequoia, NEA, Venrock, and The Carlyle Group. He has also served on the boards of companies acquired by organizations including Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, Twitter, and Foxconn.

With many years of experience in Silicon Valley and now based in New York City, Jim holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from NC State and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.