Jon Jacobson

Co-Founder & Group CEO @ Omnisient - Collaborative Consumer Intelligence

About

I’m a software engineer and entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience in building businesses and designing consumer data software platforms. Omnisient was founded on the belief that data privacy is central to creating a sustainable data economy. We follow the core principle of privacy by design in line with GDPR standards, and the PoPI Act in South Africa. This is not just a good tech idea it ensures that our customers are in complete control of their consumer data when collaborating with data partners. No privacy, consent, breach or ip risk issues. As a CEO, I believe that success is a team sport and I see my role at Ominisient as aligning our business goals with our customers, people and shareholders to ensure that we all succeed together. My vision for Omnisient is that we take our African technology know-how and innovation to the global market and, in the process, help thousands of businesses across the world to collaborate and grow. #PrivacyByDesign #DataSharing #DataPrivacy #DataBreach #POPIA #GDPR #DataDrivenDecisions

Country

United States

City

New York City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Web Development, E-commerce, Agile Methodologies, Business Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Project Management, Business Analysis, Surfing very slowly at the 'berg, Pounding Right Hook, Excessive Alcohol Consumption, Treehouse Building, Single Customer View, Marketing Software Design, Solid Acoustic Lead Guitar, Mobile Devices, Change Management

Experience

Co-Founder & Group CEO

Omnisient - Collaborative Consumer Intelligence

2018-12 - Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

New York, United States

Founder & CEO

Omnisient (Pre-Pivot)

2014-7 - 2018-12 · 4 yrs 6 mos

City of Cape Town

Founded Omnisient as a Customer Data Platform, with P-Cubed our investor & partner. Repurchased the company back post their exit leading to a strategic repositioning that transformed it into the business it is today

Head of Omni-Channel Commerce

Argility

2012-2 - 2014-7 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Omni-channel retail technology strategy Single Customer View platform design Omni-channel platform design Bus. Dev and evangelisation of omni-channel strategy to customers

CEO and Founder

Global Vision

1999-8 - 2011-2 · 11 yrs 7 mos

Cape Town, South Africa

GV develops multi-channel marketing technology that help businesses build effective and measurable relationships to efficiently monetize the base. The next generation platform, ADORA kicks ass. HPV the private equity fund of SAP founder, Hasso Plattner has recently invested into Global Vision to finance the R&D of ADORA and help fund global growth.

Assistant-Vice President

Credit Suisse

1994-4 - 1998-12 · 4 yrs 9 mos

New York

Lead the Global Financial Reporting team. Responsible for a suite of applications reporting into the Ministry of Finance (Switzerland) and supporting over 300 financial controller users across CSFB globally.