Bridging the Planning – Action Gap

Jared is particularly focused on bridging the gap between planning and implementation, helping communities move from feasibility and strategy to informed decisions and meaningful action.

Jared Reynolds

Before joining the University of Alaska, Jared led Do North, where he built regional and national entrepreneurial ecosystems and founded the Forest Products Accelerator, the nation’s first accelerator dedicated to commercializing products in the forest industry. “The 4-month program supports companies commercializing new products, services, or technology in the forest industry. Participating companies get expert advice and tools to build a market validated business case, model, and operating plan through a rigorous commercialization curriculum, coaching, webinars and panels, and connections to industry experts, customers, and suppliers.”

Jared has previously held roles in economic development and research at the University of New Hampshire, AECOM, the Center for Municipal Finance, and the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. He has also founded and managed several for-profit and non-profit ventures.

Jared Reynolds holds an undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire and graduate degrees from the University of Chicago.

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