Jeff Brittain
M. Jeff Brittain is an investor and Senior Advisor to Venture Funds, Portfolio Companies, Global Consulting Firms, and Universities improving portfolio value through technology and AI-driven innovation, refined product-market-fit, and scaling go-to-market practices. Jeff has over 35 years' experience ranging from small and mid-market companies to Fortune 100 enterprises and is a patented inventor in Digital Health.
Jeff was formerly Head of IT, North America for Bayer where he managed technology strategy for the $16B region and introduced Generative AI into the global employee support processes enabling over 130,000 employees and partners. Previously, Mr. Brittain was based in Basel, Switzerland, serving as Global IT Head for Bayer Consumer Health Research & Development and Marketing. Before his tenure at Bayer, Jeff led global R&D IT at Merck Consumer Care where he doubled the divested value of a legacy brand by transforming the brand into a digital health offering.
Jeff began his career at the consulting firm Accenture, later leading software engineering efforts for start-up software companies and scaling consulting services for boutique firms across diverse industries. He currently serves as Executive-in-Residence of the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis driving industry engagement and advances in Supply Chain, AI Compute / Data Center Management, and AI literacy. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State University.