Eric M. Jackson is a technology executive who played a
critical role in building PayPal and subsequently created multiple
technology businesses.
Early in his career, Jackson was recruited by Peter Thiel to join
the startup team at PayPal, where he oversaw product marketing and
designed its revenue model. During Jackson’s time at PayPal, the
company grew to 25 million users, went public, and was acquired by
eBay.
After leaving PayPal, Jackson started multiple venture-backed
technology startups. His company CapLinked, whose
transaction-management software was called the “go-to place for
setting up and closing deals” by the Wall Street Journal. He also
co-founded TransitNet, a software company that provides title
verification for cryptocurrency. Additionally, Jackson founded
World Ahead Media, which he grew to profitability and sold, and
served on the boards of multiple organizations.
His book, The PayPal Wars, which chronicles the tumultuous origins
of PayPal, won the Writers Notes Book Award and was hailed by Tom
Peters as “the best description of business strategy unfolding in a
world changing at warp speed.”
A frequent commentator on technology and policy, Jackson has
appeared on Bloomberg, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, and has been the
keynote speaker at events hosted by the Cato Institute and Reason
Foundation.
Jackson graduated with honors from Stanford University. He lives in
Los Angeles with his wife Stacey and their two daughters.
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