Jacob Malcom
Founder And Executive Director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Brunswick, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Malcom is a conservation scientist-turned-executive who blends 13+ years of field biology, genomics and data-driven policy to design pragmatic solutions for nature and society. As founder and executive director of Next Interior and former Director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Interior, he led evidence-based climate, Tribal, and ecosystem restoration policies and oversaw nearly $1 billion in program funding and $100M+ annual budgets. He builds cross-sector partnerships—from Tribes and landowners to nonprofits and federal agencies—and has scaled teams and programs while expanding funding and analytical capacity. A hands-on technologist and former National Geographic Explorer, he has developed machine-learning and bioinformatics tools, web apps, and automated monitoring systems that translate complex science into decision-ready products. Equally comfortable briefing senior officials or training statisticians, he is known for institutionalizing cultures of evidence and for practical innovations like the first Indigenous Knowledges policy for Interior. Based in Brunswick, Maryland, he combines academic rigor (PhD in Ecology) with startup-style operational chops to move conservation from idea to impact.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's degree, Conservation Biology, Bachelor's degree, Conservation Biology at Prescott College
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Github Skills (61)
shinydashboard10
vimscript9
shiny9
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directories9
htmlwidgets8
rstudio8
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r-package8
filemaker8
web-development7
neovim6
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jacob-ogre/ecosscraper
Jun 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:91 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
jacob-ogre/gitbook-plugin-modals
Oct 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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