Naithan Jones is a seasoned executive and operator based in Silicon Valley with over 20 years of experience in go-to-market strategy, entrepreneurship, startups, consumer internet, and entertainment-driven businesses. Growing up all over the world, he gained insight into various cultures that helped him in his career. His strength lies in partnerships, deal strategy, negotiation, product activation, and go-to-market planning and execution.

Jones has been involved in several organizations throughout his career. He is currently the Head of Growth at Royal and had previously worked as Partner-Talent x Opportunity Fund at Andreessen Horowitz and CEO and Founder at AgLocal. He has also held critical positions in various organizations such as VP of BD: Startup Education at Kauffman Foundation, VP of BizDev at Security PS, and Account Executive at Gartner, and Freightquote.com, among others.

Jones also mentors startup executives and provides cultural and leadership insights to brand and digital executives managing world-renowned consumer brands. He regularly blogs about business and startups on Fit Sn Starts.