Today, we welcome Douglas (Doug) Haynes to the Just Capital Board of Directors. Doug joins the board with decades of experience in asset management, consulting, and technology services. His full bio can be found below.
“Doug has been a longstanding partner and advisor to Just Capital and his deep understanding of what C-suite leaders need and value makes this the perfect moment to formalize his role,” says Just Capital CEO Martin Whittaker. “As we continue to grow as an organization, Doug’s perspective at the board level will be invaluable. Welcome Doug!”
Douglas D. Haynes
Douglas (Doug) Haynes is an experienced executive leader and entrepreneur in the asset management, consulting, and technology services industries.
Doug began his career as a software developer for the Central Intelligence Agency then became a design engineer and marketing professional for GE Plastics before earning his MBA.
In 1992, Doug joined McKinsey & Company where he helped build the firm’s practices in Operations and High Tech and served the leaders of several Fortune 100 corporations. He was a member of the Atlanta, London, Connecticut, and New York offices. Doug became a Senior Partner and led the Northeast Region of the US and Global Operations practices before retiring from the firm after 22 years.
Doug joined Steve Cohen’s hedge fund (SAC) in 2014 as an advisor, guided the founder through the transformation to Point72 Asset Management, then became the new firm’s first President. His four-year tenure featured outperformance of peer competitors, restoration of Cohen’s SEC license, launch of the firm’s venture capital arm and raising nearly $4.5bn in assets for the fund’s launch.
Doug is an active board member and philanthropist for the causes of poverty-fighting and veterans’ support. He is a founding board member of the Cohen Veteran’s Network; a board member, Audit and Finance Committee chair, and Executive Committee member of the Robin Hood Foundation in New York; and board member and Finance Committee member of Camp Southern Ground in Georgia. He is also a founding board member of the Center for Global Enterprise. Doug has served as a board member and/or advisor to Singtel Corporation, the Darden Graduate School of Business, Cohen Veteran’s Bioscience, Villanova University, and the Canterbury School.
Doug graduated summa cum laude in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University and was a Shermet Scholar at the Darden Graduate School of Business. He is the author of a book on effective CEO leadership and six works of historical fiction. He and his wife, Laurice, live in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
