“The best way to overcome the inevitable loneliness of life at the top may be to connect and mindfully attend to the process that’s already underway – the unconscious sharing that undergirds every relationship.”
“The best way to overcome the inevitable loneliness of life at the top may be to connect and mindfully attend to the process that’s already underway – the unconscious sharing that undergirds every relationship.”
A graduate of Queens College, Jerry helps people lead with humanity and equanimity. His unique blend of Buddhism, Jungian therapy, and entrepreneurial know-how has made him a sought-after coach and leader, working with some of the largest firms in the country.
In his work as a coach, he draws on his experience in Venture Capital (VC) as Co-founder of Flatiron Partners, one of the most successful, early-stage investment programs. Later, he was a partner with J.P. Morgan Partners (JPMP), the private equity arm of J.P. Morgan Chase.
As a partner with J.P. Morgan Chase, Jerry launched the Financial Recovery Fund with The Partnership for the City of New York, a $10 million-plus program aimed at creating grants for small businesses impacted by the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Along with a strong commitment to the nonprofit sector, Jerry is the author of two books: REBOOT: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up (2019) and REUNION: Leadership and the Longing to Belong.
Reboot was met with critical acclaim, stirring up a big question in the hearts and minds of people: “How have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?” Jerry’s second book builds on this question, asking us what benefit we get from the conditions we say we don’t want.
Jerry is astounded by the fact that he lives on a farm outside of Boulder, CO near the foothills of the Rockies, and far from the streets of Brooklyn where he was born and raised. He is the father of three amazing humans, each of whom cares deeply about the love, safety, and belonging of others.
True Justice and the Bones of Belonging
“There lies the longing to know and be known by another fully and humanly, and that beneath that there lies a longing, closer to the heart of the matter still,…
May 23, 2023
“In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the…
Jan 17, 2023
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
What’s love got to do, got to do with it What’s love but a second hand emotion What’s love got to do, got to do with it Who needs a…
Aug 1, 2016
Building Castles and Slaying Dragons
“Why are you so obsessed with this good man thing?” she asks, her voice tinged with a mix of fear and frustration. Perhaps she’s tired of my loss. Perhaps she…
Mar 7, 2015
A few months back, I sent a note to the participants at the launch of our first facilitated peer group. In the note I said that a core tenet of…
Jan 3, 2016
Years ago, I wrote that founding, running, and working in a startup can often feel as if you’re often feel as if you’re standing still while your hair’s on fire.…
Dec 3, 2014
Finding Yourself in Unaccustomed Earth
Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn-out soil. My children…
Sep 18, 2014
I’m amazed at how much fear is a part of my life. Even more startling is how clearly I see that grip when the fear loosens its hold and I’m…
Jul 29, 2014
I have a chai; he has a cappuccino. We sit outside, at the metal mesh patio tables, as the coffee house is about to close. “I can’t decide the path:…
May 18, 2014
Adapted from the forward I wrote to a friend’s new book… Connect. Think. Do. I’d first gotten the call, an inquiry call for coaching, two weeks previous. In a follow-up…
Nov 13, 2011
“My biggest advice would be that you get the Board you deserve. Meaning, if you don’t work to make a great board, one that is diverse, with multiple independents, not…
Oct 19, 2017
Episode 107 // June 18, 2019
For this special episode, we’re celebrating the release of podcast host and Reboot Co-founder Jerry Colonna’s new book, Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up (out now!). In this…
Episode 78 // February 22, 2018
If you’re an avid listener of the Reboot Podcast then you are well acquainted with podcast host and Reboot CEO, Jerry Colonna. You might know that he has the particular…