Matt Leone joined automotiveMastermind (aM) as the Chief Operating Officer and has transitioned to the role of Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2022. As Chief Operating Officer, he oversaw the operations, finance, and HR departments of the company. Additionally, Leone managed the internal organization of the company to create an inclusive and supportive culture and set goals to scale the company to the next level.

Leone has strong leadership experience and a broad background in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space. Prior to joining Mastermind, Leone was the Chief Operating Officer for HotSchedules, a software service providing HR services for the hospitality industry. His career spans mid-sized and large public organizations, as well as private equity backed companies.

He holds a Bachelor of Finance from The University of Arizona. Leone is a loving father to three boys who enjoys spending his free time playing baseball and going on runs.

Leone joined Mastermind in 2020 and works out of the company’s New York City headquarters.

Aaron Baldwin

Chief Product Officer

Aaron Baldwin is the Chief Product Officer for automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) where he will oversee the product roadmap and strategy, supporting a team of directors specializing in product, product marketing, integrations, and analytics.

Before joining aM, Baldwin served as senior vice president of product and business development at CarNow. He was a member of the founding management team and oversaw development of OEM, large client and partner relationships, as well as product development and product lifecycle management. Baldwin also previously served as director of digital marketing at eLEAD and worked in various positions at Asbury Automotive Group, including director of dealership marketing, giving him insight into dealership operations that currently help him support aM’s dealer partners.

He holds a bachelor of Liberal Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Baldwin is a proud father who enjoys spending his free time with his wife and three children.

Michael Eager

Chief Revenue Officer

Michael Eager is the Chief Revenue Officer for automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) where he will oversee new business, customer retention, account management, enablement, and marketing. He is also responsible for Mastermind’s go-to-market strategy.

Prior to joining the aM team, Eager worked at CARFAX (also part of S&P Global Mobility) as the director of field sales and was instrumental in the launch of many products and growth of the sales business. In his 17 years of experience at CARFAX, he led the growth of the national field sales teams through both management and strategic sales leadership positions. Eager also previously held sales positions at tech start-ups and consulting companies, giving him a passion and expertise in launching new businesses and leading high-performing automotive sales teams.

Eager holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Villanova University. He lives in Virginia with his wife and 5 children.

Kos Jha

Chief Technology Officer

Kos Jha is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) and is responsible for managing the company’s technology and global engineering teams, while closely aligning with the product organization.

Jha’s experience in the technology industry spans more than 27 years, joining Mastermind from S&P Global Market Intelligence where he was CTO for client-facing platforms and analytics products. Jha led large global teams to adopt modern cloud-native architectures and big data and analytics technologies to deliver growth and transformation. Prior to that he worked at Ernst & Young in management consulting to lead IT strategy and implementation, and at Honeywell as a Technology Manager to build software products.

Jha holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Bangalore University in India, and both a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Cincinnati. When he’s not working he enjoys outdoor sports and is an avid scuba diver.

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Executive Bios

Matt Leone

Aaron Baldwin

Michael Eager

Kos Jha