# Huw Edwards

> Huw Edwards is a Welsh entrepreneur, investor and executive coach based in San Antonio. An Oxford mathematics graduate and Harvard Business School Ford and Baker Scholar, he worked at Goldman Sachs, Rackspace and Bridgewater Associates before acquiring Jungle Disk, co-founding CyberFortress and Porthcawl Holdings, and moving into founder coaching at Talentism. His parallel life as a 100-mile mountain runner and podcast co-host gives his work a recurring theme: clarity matters, but progress is earned one uncomfortable decision at a time.

- **Role:** Executive coach at Talentism
- **Organizations:** Talentism, Porthcawl Holdings, CyberFortress, Jungle Disk, Bridgewater Associates, Rackspace, Goldman Sachs, Bridges Ventures
- **Nationality:** Welsh
- **Education:** BA and MA in Mathematics, University of Oxford, MBA with High Distinction; Ford Scholar and Baker Scholar, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Named a Ford Scholar at Harvard Business School, an award for the top-ranked student., Graduated as a Baker Scholar, placing in the top five percent of the Harvard Business School class., Helped develop and execute the 2016 spinout and acquisition of Jungle Disk from Rackspace.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Worked as an investment associate at Bridges Ventures after earlier work at Goldman Sachs.
- **2010** — Worked in product management and business development at Cloudera.
- **2011** — Joined Rackspace after Harvard Business School, working on corporate development, strategy and later leading Jungle Disk as general manager.
- **2013** — Joined Bridgewater Associates as a Senior Management Associate in Portfolio Analytics and managed portfolio compliance and reporting work.
- **2015** — Co-founded Porthcawl Holdings with Bret Piatt.
- **2016** — Porthcawl Holdings acquired Jungle Disk from Rackspace and established it as an independent San Antonio company.
- **2018** — Co-founded CyberFortress, an insurance-technology venture focused on cyber risk for smaller e-commerce businesses.
- **2022** — Founded the Profitable Purpose Program and became a CyberFortress board director.
- **2024** — Joined Talentism as an executive coach after previously experiencing its methodology as a founder client.
- **2025** — Delivered a RIMS Texas Regional keynote on mental toughness lessons from running 100 miles in the mountains.
- **2026** — Began co-hosting the weekly Two Average Runners podcast with Alice Penn.

## Achievements

- Named a Ford Scholar at Harvard Business School, an award for the top-ranked student.
- Graduated as a Baker Scholar, placing in the top five percent of the Harvard Business School class.
- Helped develop and execute the 2016 spinout and acquisition of Jungle Disk from Rackspace.
- Co-founded the venture-backed cyber-insurance startup CyberFortress.
- Co-founded Porthcawl Holdings, a technology investment and operating holding company.
- Completed a 100-mile mountain race after returning three years after an unfinished first attempt.
- Built a coaching practice serving founders and CEOs of venture- and private-equity-backed technology companies.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Two Average Runners reached its twentieth episode, with Edwards discussing recovery from the multi-day Soft Rock route in Colorado and what he might attempt next.
- **2026-07** — Completed the Soft Rock multi-day route across Colorado mountain terrain with a friend and discussed the experience on Two Average Runners.
- **2026-06** — Used the San Antonio Spurs' 'pound the rock' idea on the podcast to discuss how consistent effort can remain invisible until it compounds.
- **2025-08** — Delivered a keynote at the RIMS Texas Regional Conference in San Antonio on mental toughness lessons from running 100 miles in the mountains.
- **2024** — Joined Talentism as an executive coach for founders and leadership teams.

## Links

- Website: https://talentism.com/coaches/huw-edwards
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huwedwards/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HuwJEdwards
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huwjedwards/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/huwjedwards

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Last updated: 2026-08-25