Prior to starting Geddes and Company, Jay held various roles in business and product development with publishers and software developers. Jay’s most recent account work at LiveWorld.com included social media projects for Walmart, Intel and Pfizer.  Other work includes TV Guide, where he developed and deployed one of the largest blogging communities focused on entertainment and awarded 5 patents for development work. Earlier, Jay held senior positions at Educational Testing Service, bigchalk.com, KOZ.com and Freedom Communications.

Jay earned a BA in Photography from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, and completed graduate studies in Journalism at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.  He got his start in journalism as an intern photographer at the White House and spent many years as a newspaper photographer and editor before starting work in digital communications in 1996.

The website for Jay’s photography work is at http://www.jaybryant.com