Jerad Speigel, as the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer of Groundswell/Washington Harbour Federal IT, is responsible for evaluating market trends and identifying critical areas for investment. Jerad’s purview includes organic and inorganic growth, designed to fast-track Groundswell’s capabilities and functional expertise. Federal customers have highly complex needs, and we designed our investments to meet those needs with world- class expertise. Jerad brings both entrepreneurship experience, as well as 20+ years of Federal technology experience, working across 30+ federal agencies.

Before joining Groundswell, formerly CollabraLink Technologies, Inc., Jerad was the founder and CEO of Phase One, a leading digital transformation firm specializing in low-code application development. Phase One was purchased in 2017 by Accenture. Jerad has an MBA and BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University.