# Jeff Kolovson

> Jeff Kolovson is a co-founder and the chief operating officer of Faire, the global wholesale marketplace for independent retailers and brands. His career has repeatedly centered on practical bottlenecks: he ran a furniture-rental business at Dartmouth, expanded Square's retail distribution and developer platform, cut Caviar delivery times, led a 400-person growth organization at Opendoor, and returned to Faire in 2019 to help scale the company internationally.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Faire
- **Organizations:** Faire, Opendoor, Square, Caviar, McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship, Evolving Vox
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics and Political Science, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Built Square's retail distribution from a handful of Apple stores to 15,000 locations across dozens of retailers., Started Square's platform team, opened the company's first APIs, and built its developer program., Worked with Caviar's data science team to cut delivery times in half.

## Career timeline

- **College years** — Founded Evolving Vox, a furniture-rental business, and sold it for a profit after two years.
- **2009** — Graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in economics and political science.
- **2010-2011** — Worked in McKinsey & Company's San Francisco office.
- **2011-2016** — Held leadership roles at Square across retail distribution, platform and developer programs, and Caviar operations.
- **2016** — Left Square and began building Faire with Max Rhodes, Marcelo Cortes, and Daniele Perito.
- **2017-2019** — Led growth and operations at Opendoor, including a 400-person organization as the company expanded beyond 20 cities.
- **2019** — Returned to Faire as chief operating officer.
- **2021** — Faire began its expansion outside North America, starting in Europe.
- **2024** — Published six operating lessons from Faire's first three years of European expansion.
- **2025** — Appeared as a featured speaker at the Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum in San Francisco and continued serving on the Magnuson Center Board of Advisors.
- **2026** — Discussed AI-powered discovery, network effects, and the future of trade shows on TD Cowen's Retail Visionaries podcast.

## Achievements

- Built Square's retail distribution from a handful of Apple stores to 15,000 locations across dozens of retailers.
- Started Square's platform team, opened the company's first APIs, and built its developer program.
- Worked with Caviar's data science team to cut delivery times in half.
- Built Opendoor's growth engine and led a 400-person team across marketing, sales, business development, and customer operations.
- Co-founded Faire and returned as COO in 2019 to help scale the wholesale platform.
- Helped guide Faire's international operating expansion; by June 2026 the platform served more than 100,000 retailers and 50,000 brands outside North America across more than 30 countries.
- Serves on the Board of Advisors of Dartmouth's Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared on TD Cowen's Retail Visionaries podcast to discuss digital wholesale, AI-powered discovery, network effects, and the future of trade shows.
- **2026-06** — Marked Faire's fifth year outside North America; the international network had grown to more than 100,000 retailers and 50,000 brands across over 30 countries.
- **2025-11** — Faire announced a tender offer valuing the company at $5.2 billion and providing liquidity to long-term employees and early shareholders.
- **2025-08** — Faire expanded to New Zealand and 14 additional European countries, bringing its wholesale network to nearly 35 countries worldwide.
- **2025-09** — Was noted as a featured speaker at the Dartmouth Entrepreneurs Forum in San Francisco.

## Links

- Website: https://www.faire.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreykolovson

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Last updated: 2026-09-26