# Jessica Holton

> Jessica Holton is co-founder and CEO of Ours Privacy, a customer data and marketing infrastructure company launched in 2024. A Georgetown graduate and Stanford MBA, she previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Carlyle, founded Blaze, and co-founded Access Distributed to expand access to finance internships for students at under-recruited schools.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Ours Privacy
- **Organizations:** Ours Privacy, Access Distributed, Blaze, Morgan Stanley, The Carlyle Group, Wall Street Prep, Ours
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; finance and accounting, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led Blaze to win the 2019 EDENS Retail Challenge., Co-founded Access Distributed in 2019; its story page records growth from 13 pilot fellows to more than 160 graduates., Co-founded Ours Privacy, which reported more than 200 customer organizations and a $15 million Series A in August 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2012-2014** — Investment banking analyst in Morgan Stanley’s Financial Sponsors Group.
- **2014-2016** — Associate in Carlyle’s U.S. Buyout Consumer & Retail group.
- **2016-2018** — MBA studies at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2018** — Blaze was named a finalist in the EDENS Retail Challenge.
- **2019** — Blaze won the EDENS Retail Challenge; co-founded Access Distributed with Mannie Ajayi.
- **2022** — Discussed her startup pitch with Adam Grant on WorkLife, published April 26.
- **2024** — Launched Ours Privacy with Adam Putterman and Tyler Zey.
- **2025** — Ours Privacy announced integrated consent management and a Rock Health-led funding round.
- **2026** — Ours Privacy announced a $15 million Series A led by Lightbank and Health Velocity Capital.

## Achievements

- Led Blaze to win the 2019 EDENS Retail Challenge.
- Co-founded Access Distributed in 2019; its story page records growth from 13 pilot fellows to more than 160 graduates.
- Co-founded Ours Privacy, which reported more than 200 customer organizations and a $15 million Series A in August 2026.
- Listed as a senior instructor at Wall Street Prep in a Wharton Online private equity program brochure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on How I Grew This to discuss privacy, measurement and marketing infrastructure.
- **2026-08** — Ours Privacy announced a $15 million Series A and reported more than 200 customer organizations.
- **2025-07** — Ours Privacy introduced integrated consent management and announced funding led by Rock Health.

## Links

- Website: https://oursprivacy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicalynneholton/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/holton_jess

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Last updated: 2026-10-26