Passionate about open source, open data, and fostering communities of innovation, Jacob is one of Accenture’s top 150 architects. His team in the Northeast focuses on cloud strategies with a particular focus on collaboration with Open Source communities. Previously he led an effort to build and lead the Drupal Association serving as an early board member and working to build the support structures behind the growing Drupal Community. Outside of Accenture he also teaches Open Source community management at Brandeis University.