Eric Jackson is founder and Managing Member of Ironfire Capital and the general partner and investment manager of Ironfire Capital US Fund LP and Ironfire Capital International Fund Ltd.
In January 2007, Jackson started the world's first Internet-based campaign to increase shareholder value at Yahoo!, leading to a change in CEOs in 2007. He also spoke out in favor of Yahoo!'s accepting Microsoft's buyout offer in 2008. Global Proxy Watch named Jackson as one of its 10 "Stars" who positively influenced international corporate governance and shareowner value in 2007.
Prior to founding Ironfire Capital, Jackson was President and CEO of Jackson Leadership Systems, Inc., a leadership, strategy, and governance consulting firm. He completed his Ph.D. in the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with a specialization in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance, and holds a B.A. from McGill University.
He was previously Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at VoiceGenie Technologies, a software firm now owned by Alcatel-Lucent. In 2004, Jackson founded the Young Patrons' Circle at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, which is now the second-largest social and philanthropic group of its kind in North America, raising $500,000 annually for the museum. You can follow Jackson on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ericjackson or @ericjackson.
You can contact Eric by emailing him at eric.jackson@thestreet.com.
| May 24, 2013 | 10:18 AM EDT
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| May 21, 2013 | 9:15 AM EDT
Investors appear ready to give CEO Marissa Mayer the benefit of the doubt.
| May 18, 2013 | 3:00 PM EDT
Rumor has it a big deal could be announced by Monday.
| May 16, 2013 | 11:55 AM EDT
Why I don't pay attention to 13Fs.
| May 13, 2013 | 10:44 AM EDT
Its developer conference begins with good signs for the stock.
| May 11, 2013 | 2:00 PM EDT
The Q10 throws into sharp relief what Apple could do better.
| May 09, 2013 | 3:25 PM EDT
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| May 06, 2013 | 4:00 PM EDT
And it's pulling up the other Chinese Internet names with it.
| May 03, 2013 | 2:05 PM EDT
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| May 02, 2013 | 3:00 PM EDT
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