Aaron Jacobson, a partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), has an impressive background in venture capital, engineering, and economics. Aaron invests in next-generation SaaS applications, big data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and robotics. He has served as a board director or observer for various notable companies including Outrider, Tigera, illusive networks, Streamsets, Built Robotics, and Juvo. Additionally, Aaron has worked closely with well-known NEA portfolio companies like Box, NGINX, Databricks, Bloom Energy, and Coursera. In 2016, Forbes Magazine recognized him as one of the "30 under 30" in venture capital, and The Silicon Valley Business Journal named him in their "40 under 40" list. Aaron graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Electrical Engineering. Prior to his work at NEA, Aaron spent two years at San Francisco-based Qatalyst Partners where he worked as an analyst on a variety of big M&A transactions.