Leadership

XEO Labs brings together technical systems architecture, go-to-market execution, and operating leadership shaped by experience across software, industrial, education, and growth-stage organizations.

Published April 15, 2026 · Updated April 15, 2026

Scott Ochander

Chief Go To Market Strategist

Scott Ochander is an entrepreneur and go-to-market strategist with deep expertise in launching and scaling organizations across B2B, B2C, B2G, start-ups, and international markets having implemented business initiatives in over 55 countries. As a founding partner and Chief Leadership Strategist at Carnegie Higher Ed, Scott helped build one of the nation's leading higher education firms, serving over 750 universities with a 600-member team across 48 states.

His career spans roles at leading global companies such as Dow Chemical, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Meredith Corporation, where he specialized in corporate innovation, branding, sales acceleration, and product commercialization. With broad experience in partnership development, M&A, and private equity fundraising, Scott has led growth initiatives and strategic private equity transactions including the successful merger of his own firm.

As a result, Scott brings a uniquely pliable, experiential, and agile perspective to business-building.

Tom Orton

CEO Jump Partners Inc

Mr. Tom Orton, JUMP President (XEO Labs parent company) and Managing Partner, served as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Analog Computation. Mr. Orton spent fifteen years developing semiconductor factories and manufacturing organizations around the world for Intel.

Orton has held chief executive roles at several companies, including Integrated Manufacturing Group, where he drove revenue beyond $43 million, Modis Technologies, which he led from startup to over $30 million in revenue, and Integrated Semiconductor Training & Modeling. His career is defined by successfully transforming early-stage and growth-phase companies into profitable, high-performing organizations.

With deep expertise in both strategic execution and financial operations, Orton has personally secured more than $350 million in financing commitments used to build and expand multiple successful ventures.