As CEO Jon Weisz mentioned in the 2026 Midyear Company Update, one task assigned to senior staff at its recent retreat was to create a statement outlining what JMP values as a company. The result? A document that expresses the kind of company that JMP aspires to be and what that means for its leaders and all staff.
This is how we JMP
At JMP, we believe our corporate culture should embody collaboration and kindness – among ourselves, with JMP users, and with the world at large. While statistical software is at our core, we’ve built our business around people, both by helping scientists and engineers do more with their data and by enabling employees to have fulfilling careers.
Our company
To be a good company, JMP must engender and facilitate trust amongst all stakeholders. Trust leads to realistic expectations, healthy conversations, informed decisions, clarity of mission, creative solutions, and swift actions.
More than just part of our company name, “discovery” is embedded in how we go through the world. Just as we strive to equip our customers with the tools they need to make statistical discoveries, we want our employees to be on their own journeys of discovery to determine the best way to support the company and to grow their professional lives.
JMP is a human-first company that understands that all employees bring their lives and individual stories to work. There is an appreciation of the value of all roles, as well as a culture that allows people to ask for opportunities. Goals and objectives should be met, but not at the expense of people. We remember that the real, overarching goal is to aspire to excellence, not perfection.
Profitability creates a healthy company that, in turn, creates opportunities for people and allows JMP to be extraordinary. By reinvesting profit into its products and people, JMP helps its customers help the world. Simply put, when people are supported, challenged, and appreciated, they thrive. And so does JMP.
Our leadership
To be good leaders, JMP managers, directors, and executives ask questions. They listen to answers. They make decisions fairly and confidently. And they ask: “How can I help you be more effective?” They help employees understand, respect, and follow processes and policies; they are quick to course-correct when someone strays.
JMP leaders are advocates for the product, the company, and its people. They are willing to evolve, since adaptability leads to growth and change, both personally and professionally. They allow themselves to be vulnerable and accept others' vulnerability.
As hybrid work is here to stay – and teams work across vast geographies and various time zones – JMP leaders go the extra mile (or kilometer) to connect with and motivate employees. They build vast networks within the company, which provides a perspective of and appreciation for every business unit.
Our employees
JMP employees tend to be curious, honest, and proactive, adapting as needed and respecting the roles, experiences, and guidance of others. They understand and follow our processes and policies, even as they seek ways to improve the company. They courageously speak their minds – asking big-picture questions – but they do so with kindness and respect.
Individual contributors gain perspective by building networks outside their teams. They make the effort to connect often and early with stakeholders and colleagues.
They accept personal responsibility for their own growth, being true to themselves and to workmates. JMP employees know the difference between doing the right thing and simply doing things right. JMPers are a force for good.
On a foundation of trust, the people of JMP move forward together, building a better future for those who come next.
