Jay Laabs

Jay Laabs is a noted technology and professional services entrepreneur, executive, early-stage investor, and advisor to many Fortune 500 CFOs and CIOs. Jay founded Spaulding Ridge in February 2018 after being inspired by a humanitarian trip to Nicaragua he took with his mom. Watching the women who built and ran the community center and their commitment to the good of the community drove Jay to found a company with the same principles. Under his culture-first leadership, Jay has scaled the firm to more than 700 employees globally in just over seven years. These principles have led to workplace recognition from major media outlets, including Consulting Magazine, Inc., The Chicago Tribune, Crain’s and Gartner.