Jessica Poliner

Jessica D. Poliner is a global CEO and Board Director with over 20 years of leadership experience across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. She has led publicly listed and privately held companies spanning industrial manufacturing, distribution, and technology-enabled SaaS. She currently serves on the Supervisory Board of Lely, a global agricultural machine and robots manufacturer, based in the Netherlands.

In her latest executive role, Ms. Poliner served as CEO and Board Director of Relayr Inc., based in southern Germany. She transformed the business into a scaled hardware-enabled SaaS platform serving global industrial OEMs, delivering more than 500% growth in priority segments and leading multiple successful exits.

Previously, she held senior leadership roles at Trane Technologies (Belgium) and Barnes Group (Germany) and spent nearly a decade in general management at Caterpillar, Inc. across India, Panama, and the United States. She began her career as a corporate and M&A attorney in the United States.

A dual U.S.–EU citizen, Ms. Poliner combines industrial operating discipline, digital innovation, and board-level governance expertise. She holds degrees from Vanderbilt University, Marquette University Law School, and Harvard Business School and is a published co-author. She has served on the Board of various non-profits focused on education and economic empowerment.