Robert Jacobi

Robert Jacobi ran 3.5% of the internet. Recently, as Director of WordPress at Cloudways, he was instrumental in the $350 million acquisition of Cloudways by DigitalOcean. Today he returns as VP, Americas at BotGuard. With 20 years experience, including two successful acquisitions, as an open source executive, entrepreneur, and evangelist, Robert has worked with startups to Fortune 500 companies as a Global Strategist and Solution Ambassador to increase revenue and market awareness. Additionally, Robert is an international, well known, and respected speaker and contributor to open source, hosting, and infrastructure communities. He has served in multiple roles with Joomla, including President of Open Source Matters, member of Make WordPress Hosting, contributor to ICANN At-Large, and former Chair for the Technical Outreach Working Group of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition. Robert loves his two and four legged family, as well as preparing all sorts of meals, ask him about his annual marinara weekend. Media (selected) - Nasdaq, Cloud Trends for Companies and Investors to Watch in 2023 - Nasdaq, How to Plan a Multi-Cloud Strategy to Store Data All Over the Globe - SmartBrief, SEO dos and don’ts for e-commerce product pages - HackerNoon, Why Do People Abandon Online Shopping Carts? - DoTheWoo, Monthly Podcast Host Speaking Engagements (selected) - CloudFest Host and Panel Moderator, 2024 - CloudFest USA Moderator, 2024 - CloudFest Panel Moderator, 2023 - CloudFest USA Panel Moderator, 2023 - CybertFit, Panelist, 2022 - TES Affiliate, Speaker, 2022 - MSP Channel Partners Conference, Panelist, 2022 - Press4Word, Keynote, 2021 - WordCamp Europe, Speaker for 2 Sessions, 2019