# Jake Schwartz

> Jake Schwartz is an American entrepreneur, investor and advisor based in New York. He co-founded General Assembly in 2011 and led it as CEO until 2020, including its 2018 acquisition by the Adecco Group. He is co-founder and chair of Brave Health and a venture partner at New Form Capital.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chair at Brave Health; Venture Partner at New Form Capital
- **Organizations:** Brave Health, General Assembly, New Form Capital, Société BIC (former independent director), Associated Partners (former), Capital Counsel (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, American Studies, Yale University, MBA, Entrepreneurial Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded General Assembly and led it through its acquisition by the Adecco Group., Named E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014., Included in Crain’s 40 Under 40 in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2005** — Investment advisor at Capital Counsel in New York.
- **2008-2010** — Senior associate at Associated Partners.
- **2011** — Co-founded General Assembly with Adam Pritzker, Matthew Brimer and Brad Hargreaves.
- **2017** — Co-founded Brave Health.
- **2018** — The Adecco Group acquired General Assembly; the announced enterprise value was $412.5 million.
- **2020** — Concluded tenure as General Assembly CEO; appointed independent director of BIC on May 20.
- **2025** — Stepped down from the BIC board in September; Albert Baladi replaced him.

## Achievements

- Co-founded General Assembly and led it through its acquisition by the Adecco Group.
- Named E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014.
- Included in Crain’s 40 Under 40 in 2015.
- Recipient of the 2016 Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — BIC announced on September 12 that Schwartz had decided to step down as an independent director and would be replaced by Albert Baladi.
- **2024-10** — Appeared on Alisa Cohn’s From Start-Up to Grown-Up podcast to discuss General Assembly’s founding and the experience of building a company.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschwartz2/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jakeschwartz

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