Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens is the VP of Development and Operations as well as a Senior Consultant for Managing Results, LLC (MR). He has over 18 years of experience working in performance management in both the public and private sectors.

In addition to being lead in all of MR’s systems implementation projects, Jeremy’s role in co-leading Nashville-Davidson County’s Strategic Planning/Performance-Based Budgeting project and his subsequent 10+ years with MR has given Jeremy the opportunity to become a recognized expert in Strategic Planning and Performance-Based Budgeting. As a Senior Consultant for MR, Jeremy has facilitated strategic plans and delivered MFR services in Ashland, WI, Baldwin County, AL, Galesburg, IL, Prince George County, VA, Clackamas County, OR, El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM, Arvada, CO, Gahanna, OH, Savannah, GA, Maricopa County, AZ, Prescott, AZ and the ADAMH Board of Franklin County, OH.

Prior to joining MR, Jeremy worked for three years as the Director of Strategic Planning and Performance Management for Ticketmaster Entertainment’s online marketing and branding company Echo. While at Echo he spearheaded the company’s first comprehensive strategic business planning initiative and managed all aspects of the company’s performance reporting that encompassed both internal metrics and metrics pertaining to the company’s 250+ entertainment industry clients.

Before joining Ticketmaster in 2007, Jeremy served as the Performance Management Coordinator for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. During his 5-year tenure at Metro Nashville, he helped drive the government’s pioneering deployment of Managing for Results through the facilitation of 20+ departmental Strategic Business Plans as well as providing critical consultation, training and technical assistance across all facets of Managing for Results.

Jeremy is a recognized conference speaker and has had the opportunity to present at a variety of conferences – including GFOA, the Advanced Learning Institute, and the Performance Institute – to share the lessons learned from his experiences creating and implementing strategic plans and performance budgets.

Jeremy earned a BA in History, a BS in Business Administration, and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Tennessee.