Executive Spotlight: Who Is Jeremey Donovan, Executive Vice President, Revenue Operations and Strategy at Insight Partners? (2027)
Jeremey Donovan is Executive Vice President, Revenue Operations and Strategy at Insight Partners, the investment firm. He works with portfolio companies on growing their commercial teams.
He is also an author of five books, including How to Deliver a TED Talk and Predictable Prospecting, and he previously worked at SalesLoft, CB Insights, GLG and Gartner.
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Current role and company
Chicago Booth Executive Education lists him as Executive Vice President, Revenue Operations (RevOps) and Strategy at Insight Partners, and the UChicago Professional Education profile gives the same title. A third-party profile says he partners with portfolio companies to grow their commercial teams and also teaches at the NYU School of Professional Studies. Insight Partners' own team page for him carried no bio text when we read it.
- TitleExecutive Vice President, Revenue Operations and Strategy, Insight Partners.
- FocusRevenue operations and commercial strategy with portfolio companies.
- AlsoAuthor, podcaster and instructor.
Career path
- Early career. The university profiles describe more than 25 years across semiconductor engineering, product development and management, and sales and marketing leadership.
- Gartner. Group Vice President focused on marketing strategy and product management, 2000 to 2014, per a third-party profile.
- Other roles. The same profile lists SalesLoft, CB Insights, GLG and the American Management Association among his earlier employers. The pages we read give no dates or titles for these.
- Insight Partners. Now Executive Vice President, Revenue Operations and Strategy.
What he is known for
- Public speaking. How to Deliver a TED Talk, which the Chicago Booth page calls an international public-speaking bestseller.
- Sales. Author of Predictable Prospecting, a sales book.
- Revenue operations. Leads RevOps and strategy work across Insight Partners' portfolio.
- Teaching and media. Faculty listings at Chicago Booth Executive Education and UChicago Professional Education, plus a podcast.
Leadership style and philosophy
The pages we could read give no first-person interview text we could verify, so we do not quote him. Podcast appearances on revenue operations exist, and readers can listen to them directly.
Key numbers
Figures below come from the university faculty pages and a third-party profile, as read on October 31, 2026. They are not company-reported.
- ExperienceMore than 25 years (Chicago Booth profile).
- BooksFive (Chicago Booth profile).
- Gartner tenure2000 to 2014 (third-party profile).
- EducationBS and MS in electrical engineering, Cornell, 1996; MBA, Chicago Booth, 2002; MS in data science, University of Virginia, 2022 (third-party profile for years).
- PodcastNearly 200,000 downloads (third-party profile, no date).
What to watch next
Worth tracking: his writing and talks on revenue operations, new books, and how Insight Partners supports commercial teams at portfolio companies.
Questions people ask
Who is Jeremey Donovan?
He is Executive Vice President, Revenue Operations and Strategy at Insight Partners and the author of five books, including How to Deliver a TED Talk.
What is Jeremey Donovan's current role?
Executive Vice President, Revenue Operations and Strategy at Insight Partners, per Chicago Booth Executive Education and UChicago Professional Education.
What books has he written?
Five books. The pages we read name How to Deliver a TED Talk and Predictable Prospecting.
Where did he work before Insight Partners?
A third-party profile lists SalesLoft, CB Insights, GLG, the American Management Association and Gartner, where he was a Group Vice President from 2000 to 2014.
Where did he study?
Cornell (BS and MS in electrical engineering), Chicago Booth (MBA), and the University of Virginia (MS in data science). He also holds the CFA designation.
Sources
- Chicago Booth Executive Education: Jeremey Donovan · Title, experience, books, education, official photo
- UChicago Professional Education: Jeremey Donovan · Title, books, education
- Attention: Who is Jeremey Donovan · Prior roles, Gartner dates, podcast figure
- Insight Partners: Team page · Listing only, no bio text
Facts were read from the linked pages on October 31, 2026. Some pages were read through a fetch tool that returns summaries, so confirm details on the original page. The hero photo is the Chicago Booth Executive Education faculty headshot, centered on a card. This page covers public professional information only.
Top photo: Chicago Booth Executive Education (chicagobooth.edu)