# Amit Jhawar

> Amit Jhawar is the CEO of Attentive, the AI-powered SMS and mobile marketing platform. Before martech, he spent a decade building payments: he was among the first 30 employees at Braintree, served as its CFO and COO, engineered the acquisition of Venmo, and then ran Venmo as CEO after PayPal bought the business. A former Accel partner, he joined Attentive as President in 2021 and was promoted to CEO in June 2023, where he has steered the company from SMS marketing into a broader AI-driven customer engagement platform.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Attentive
- **Organizations:** Attentive, Venmo, Braintree, PayPal, Accel, KKR, Bain Capital, McKinsey & Company
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Engineering / Business, University of California, Berkeley, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Grew Braintree and Venmo from under $50M in revenue to well over $500M, Engineered Braintree's acquisition of Venmo and its sale to PayPal, Served as CEO of Venmo, scaling it into a household-name consumer product

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Graduates from UC Berkeley with a degree in engineering and business
- **2003-2008** — Begins career in consulting and finance at McKinsey, Bain Capital, and KKR
- **2010** — Earns MBA from Harvard Business School
- **2012** — Joins Braintree as one of the first ~30 employees, serving as CFO and COO
- **2012** — Leads Braintree's acquisition of Venmo
- **2013** — Helps drive the sale of Braintree to PayPal for roughly $800M
- **2015-2019** — Rises to General Manager of Braintree and CEO of Venmo at PayPal
- **2020** — Joins Accel as a Partner, investing in fintech and commerce startups
- **2021** — Joins Attentive as President
- **2023** — Promoted to CEO of Attentive in June, succeeding co-founder Brian Long
- **2025** — Leads Attentive's expansion into AI-driven marketing and multi-channel engagement

## Achievements

- Grew Braintree and Venmo from under $50M in revenue to well over $500M
- Engineered Braintree's acquisition of Venmo and its sale to PayPal
- Served as CEO of Venmo, scaling it into a household-name consumer product
- Promoted from President to CEO of Attentive within roughly two and a half years
- Helped build three companies past the $1B valuation mark

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Attentive announces AI marketing innovations and business milestones under Jhawar's leadership heading into 2025.
- **2025-12** — Attentive and Mindbody announce a commercial partnership bringing AI marketing to the wellness industry.

## Links

- Website: https://www.attentive.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amitabhjhawar

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