Summary
Bob Jackson is a veteran technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading large-scale infrastructure, data, and analytics platforms, currently serving as Vice President at Mastercard. He has a proven track record building and operating multi-petabyte Hadoop ecosystems, driving cloud migrations and disaster recovery strategies, and managing geographically dispersed teams and multimillion-dollar budgets. Known for turning cutting-edge ideas into operational systems, he has led productized managed Big Data services, corporate BI roadmaps, and tech transitions during major mergers. A hands-on leader who rose from engineering roles at McDonnell Douglas and Reuters to senior global positions, he pairs deep systems architecture expertise with pragmatic program execution. Based in Missouri, he holds a master’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and is recognized for bridging data science needs with robust, repeatable infrastructure patterns.
10 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Missouri-Rolla