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Jeff Joyner’s experience includes transactions, litigation, government affairs and consulting to Fortune 100 companies, startups, investment funds and individuals, with a passion for issues that make an impact on jobs, economy, environment and humanity's well-being. Growing up on a creek in Oklahoma with tree houses next to a wildlife refuge with buffalos, eagles, horses, prairie dogs and a lake, with strong ties to indigenous peoples, is the fabric that drives Jeff's passions.
Jeff has successfully litigated and transacted key intellectual property assets for over 25 years, and closed multi-billion dollar transactions for cutting edge climate technologies and sustainable energy. His broad legal and business acumen is of great value to his work as a trusted advisor on important legal and business decisions. For example, Jeff has been instrumental in handling significant transactions and bet the company litigation in addition to supporting clients by co-founding coalitions advocating for policy and legislative framework for industry clusters such as electric and autonomous vehicles. Jeff has implemented legal technologies to modernize law firm practices to better service clients.
Representative Experience:
-Coordination and management of international legal teams
-Lead Significant Sustainable Infrastructure Projects
-Trade Secret Litigation
-Intellectual Property & Technology - patent/trademark/copyright
-License|Distribution|Manufacturing|Joint Venture|Marketing Agreements
-Incubators|Accelerators
-Clean Technology|Renewable Energy|Climate Change
-Venture Capital|Private Equity
-Corporate Governance|Board Member
-Entertainment|New Media|Internet
-Government Affairs Re: Federal and State Policy and Legislative Framework
-Grants|Demonstration Projects|Policy|Regulations|Legislation
-Government Testimony (e.g. California Senate Select Committee on Climate Change)
-Founding of Coalitions, Alliances, & Industry Clusters
-Global Trade & Investment
-Globalization & Commercialization
-International Trade|Branding|Marketing
Representative Industries: SmartGrid, electric and autonomous vehicles, climate tech, smart cities, micro transit, space solutions, natural products-supplements/beverages/food, alternative energy, semi-conductors, film, TV, music, media, clothing, apparel, sports, medical devices, pharma, art and photography, Internet of Things , block chain, lighting, energy efficiency rebates, solar, carbon credit, water, bio pesticide, drones, solar, wind, biomass, waste-to-energy, green building material, infrastructure, smart grid projects.... 
I lead OpenAI’s global expansion efforts. OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. With 5 Global offices, my team focuses on strategic partnerships new markets. In 2024 we opened 4 offices and built teams in Singapore (APAC Hub), Paris, Brussels and Tokyo.
I was the first hire on ChatGPT Enterprise team and an early hire on the OpenAI GTM team. I helped scale ChatGPT Enterprise from idea, to pilot to leading AI solution used by over 92% of the Fortune 500.
Prior to OpenAI I was a, Sales Leader at Segment. Formerly, No. 2 Global MM Rep, '22 Presidents Club, Enterprise AE managing Segment’s largest accounts and leader of the west sales team. Segment was acquired by Twilio for 3,2B in 2020.
Prior to Segment I was first employee at New Story, a non-profit that pioneers solutions to global homelessness. Some results after our first four years:
• Funded more than 2,600+ life-changing homes, expanding to build 18 communities across Haiti, El Salvador, Bolivia, and Mexico. Impacted more than 12,000 people.
• Fast Company's 2017 and 2019 "Most Innovative Companies In The World"
• Partnered with premier companies such as Goldman Sachs, DocuSign, Salesforce, NFL, Architectural Digest, Sotheby's International Realty, and Conde Nast
• Teamed up with top-tier Advisors: http://newstorycharity.org/team/#advisors
Personal: I speak Italian, Spanish and English fluently. 
Jun is a passionate producer, serial entrepreneur, & seasoned executive with significant global experience. His work spans from corporate restructuring to social innovation, working alongside the industry's top players and thought leaders. He has rich experiences in global, multi-cultural project/program executions in various countries (with significant experiences in the US and Japan), providing a quarter century of professional services to global corporations and collaborating with leading social entrepreneurs.
Jun is a Japan executive producer @ Learn Do Share (an open-source collaborative social innovation platform), founder of S-CUBED LLC (consultancy specialized in global strategy & program executions), & a Visoneer/Prize Developer (as well as an evangelist for the Asian market with a stronghold in Japan) of XPRIZE Foundation (world-renowned innovation accelerator/philanthropist).
Jun's experiences include social innovation, open-source collaboration, partnership/alliance development, business strategy/planning, business transformation/integration, turnaround advisory, technology implementation, business process improvement/outsourcing, risk management, M&A, due diligence, compliance & audit, across a wide spectrum of industries/companies including Global Fortune 25 companies.
Jun facilitates innovation workshops on a variety of social issues and grand challenges, speaks at MBA programs at both U.S. and Japanese universities on project management, risk management, and other topical subjects, & contributes articles in trade/professional magazines. In addition, he mentors various intra-/entre-preneurs throughout the world and global program/project professionals from leading global companies on an ongoing basis.
🚀 🚀 🚀 Selective client experiences🚀 🚀 🚀
All Nippon Airways (ANA) | Shiseido | Honda | PeopleSoft (Oracle) | Mitsubishi Electric | Yamaha | Logitech | Invensys | Berkshire Hathaway | Ricoh | Hitachi | Makita | Tokyu | Itochu | Toyo Tires | Isuzu | MinebeaMitsumi | Oki Electric | Marelli | XPRIZE | Paloma | Pasona | Panasonic | Sony | Mikuni 
