Jim Howard Bio

Jim Howard is a Senior Operating Partner at Diversis and supports the firm's portfolio in enterprise software. Prior to Diversis, Jim was the founder and CEO of CrownPeak Technology, the first cloud provider of Web Content Management and Digital Experience Management. During his tenure as CEO, Jim led the company through multiple fundraises, triple digit growth and successfully transitioned the business from a professional services company to a high recurring revenue technology company. Jim started his career as an entrepreneur, founding W-3 design and as a partner at MarchFirst. Jim also advises several prominent startups and is on the advisory committee for Santa Monica-based incubators Amplify and Mucker Labs. Jim studied Chemistry and Economics at the University of Delaware.