New England Patriots
Mayo joined Fifth Down Capital as the corporate’s managing director in February.
Former New England Patriots head coach and Tremendous Bowl champion linebacker Jerod Mayo has landed a brand new job.
His newest gig has him again within the enterprise world because the managing director of Fifth Down Capital.
Mayo, 40, joined the corporate in February, in keeping with his LinkedIn profile.
Fifth Down Capital is a non-public fairness funding agency primarily based in Needham.
In line with its web site, Fifth Down “goals to companion with generational firms and compelling fund managers, shaping giant, enduring markets.” The agency has investments in know-how, healthcare, and shopper/retail firms, in keeping with PitchBook.
This isn’t Mayo’s first time working within the enterprise world. Earlier than being named Patriots head coach in 2024, he was Optum’s Vice President of Enterprise Growth between 2015-18.
Throughout his introductory press convention at Gillette Stadium, Mayo stated his time at Optum helped put together him for the pinnacle teaching place.
“One factor I got here again with, I realized loads at Optum,” he stated. “I realized loads about range, about range and inclusion. You’d higher imagine being the primary Black coach right here in New England means loads to me. However these guys taught me it’s a must to take concepts from different individuals, Black, white, inexperienced, yellow. Actually doesn’t matter. Outdated, younger.”
Mayo completed the 2024 season with a 4-13 file. He was fired following New England’s Week 18 win over the Buffalo Payments; that victory landed the group the No. 4 decide within the 2025 NFL Draft regardless of having an opportunity on the No. 1 general choice.
The Patriots skilled two separate six-game shedding streaks throughout his tenure.
Proprietor Robert Kraft stated earlier this 12 months that the choice to let Mayo go was a troublesome one, on each private and monetary fronts.
“I’m very keen on Jerod. I might say that was one of many one or two hardest choices,” Kraft said in January. “It was very costly, as a result of it was not solely [Mayo’s] contract however 25 different coaches — so it was the worst monetary implication since we’ve owned the staff.
“However I’m a fan first, and I assumed this simply isn’t the proper state of affairs, and that’s on me. Jerod’s an excellent man, however I simply didn’t need to undergo a continuation of what occurred.”
Mayo has saved a reasonably low profile since his firing. He did attend a College of Tennessee (his alma mater) soccer recreation final September, although.
It doesn’t look like Mayo is in any rush to get again into the soccer world along with his newest profession transfer.
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