Jake Hookom

Jacob Hookom is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in various leadership roles in Fortune 10, tech startup, and private-equity-backed companies.

He is a versatile individual comfortable in executive settings as well as collaborating with engineers and designers, possessing a deep understanding of organizational dynamics for achieving success.

With a background in managing diverse product lines, Jacob has excelled in fostering home-grown innovation, mentoring leaders, and overseeing risk management in agile development environments.

His notable contributions include being the creator of Facelets, a web development technology integral to JavaServer Faces, and his involvement in driving enhancements in Java EE and Apache Tomcat's Jasper compiler.

Specializing in e-commerce, knowledge-based systems, usability, design, and architecture, Jacob also holds expertise in PCI and HITECH rules and compliance.

Education wise, he completed his Bachelors in Comprehensive Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Executive Training at The Wharton School, and further studies in Accounting and Finance at Carlson Executive Education, University of Minnesota.

Jacob's professional journey includes roles such as Vice President of Product, Platform at Sitecore, Chief Product Officer at Four51, Inc., Vice President of Customer Technology and McKesson Fellow, Director of Development, and Technical Lead at McKesson, as well as positions at SpotNet Inc., and Corporate Technologies.