Jay Gast

Vice President, Sales and Account Management

Jay Gast's leadership has resulted in a clear, corporate-wide focus on client service. The company's sales reps have become true client development consultants. Knowledgeable professionals, they match each law firm with the most appropriate marketing solutions.

Gast established processes for sales and account management to participate in the product development process and pricing decisions, providing valuable feedback from the field. The result is a product portfolio that better reflects market demand.

Gast has 25 years of varied experience in the information industry. His many positions within Thomson Corporation include president and chief executive officer of Thomson & Thomson, now Thomson-CompuMark, a global intellectual property research business targeted at the corporate legal and law firm market.

He was a member of the executive management team at Jane's Information Group, a firm specializing in defense and aerospace information and analysis.

Gast earned a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University in Virginia and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa.