Jimmy Harkin

Private Equity & Venture Capital GTM Lead

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced GTM executive with a demonstrated history of sales hyper growth in Cyber Security, information technology and financial services. Also a husband, dad, coach and buddy to two very dumb yellow labs. :)

Experience

  • Private Equity & Venture Capital GTM at Wiz
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, identifying new business opportunities, and strategically positioning Wiz to meet the needs of Private Equity & Venture Capital clients and their respective portfolios.

  • Armis (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Vice President Strategic Development
      Jun 2020 - Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Director Of Strategic Partnerships
      Oct 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Director - Private Equity Program at Curvature
    Mar 2011 - Oct 2019 · 8 yrs 8 mos

    Director of division within Curvature engaging with Private Equity Firms to analyze, manage and implement value creation through spend reduction and operating efficiency projects within their respective portfolios. Developed sales team and led program that included data center hardware maintenance and professional services, focused on returning value back to the core businesses of the customers through efficiency focused information technology projects. Since 1981, customers have found SMS an exceptional choice for responsive, local, multi-vendor systems maintenance. If your goal is to reduce the cost of IT maintenance, while improving service levels, SMS makes for a great alternative to OEM maintenance.

  • Managing Director & Founder at Mercury Advisors
    1997 - 2010 · 13 yrs

    • Founded and managed Mercury Advisors LLC, a boutique investment bank specializing in private equity capital financing. • Oversaw strategic business development, client management, and day-to-day operations. • Structured 30+ successful transactions across diverse industries, from IT to oil and gas. • Cultivated relationships with clients ranging from startups to billion-dollar corporations.

  • LT JG at US Navy
    1991 - 2001 · 10 yrs

    UNITED STATES NAVY, 1991 – 2001 Reserve Intelligence Officer (1993 – 2001) / Lieutenant JG (1991 – 1993) Naval Officer and Aviator charged with operation of multiple aircraft in the fighter wing pipeline. Honor Graduate, United States Navy-Marine Corps Aviation Officer Candidate School, 1991