Getaround Expands Leadership Team, Appoints Brian Jackson as Senior Vice President of Engineering
January 26 2023 - 8:11AM
Business Wire
Former Facebook and Google Executive Joins
Carsharing Leader
Getaround (NYSE: GETR) (“Getaround” or “the Company”), the
world's first connected carsharing marketplace, today announced it
has hired Brian Jackson as Senior Vice President of Engineering.
Bringing more than 35 years of experience to Getaround, Jackson
took up his new role in January of this year.
Jackson has held numerous engineering leadership positions
throughout his career. Most recently, he served as Bluevine’s Head
of United States Engineering where he built and led the engineering
team in developing initial products to support the company’s
strategic evolution from lending to banking. Prior to Bluevine, he
served in leadership roles at both Facebook and Google. At
Facebook, Jackson served as Engineering Director of Growth
Infrastructure, where he led the development of common systems to
drive growth across Facebook’s product suite. Previously, he served
as Google’s Engineering Director of Apps for Work, where his
division contributed approximately $250 million in revenue per year
to Google Apps.
“Getaround is thrilled to have Brian, a seasoned software and
systems engineering executive, join the team,” said Sam Zaid,
Getaround CEO. “As we continue to develop Getaround’s unique
technology and build the go-to digital carsharing marketplace, we
look forward to having the opportunity to leverage Brian’s vast
experience, key technological insights, and proven track record
with product development and execution. With Brian leading our
global engineering teams, we are well-positioned to continue to
evolve and expand on our product offerings and our global culture
by tapping the world’s top engineering talent as we continue to
lead the transition to a fully digital carsharing experience with
our proprietary technology.”
In his new role, Jackson will be responsible for Getaround’s
engineering efforts globally, overseeing all the core platform,
software, and hardware technology teams that develop and enhance
Getaround’s proprietary digital technology, product, and connected
car offerings. Jackson will also oversee Getaround’s global
platform strategy supporting the expansion of Getaround’s services
in existing and new markets, as well as further transforming
Getaround’s remote engineering and security and IT operations
culture to cost-effectively source and manage high-performing
engineering, security and IT operations teams worldwide.
“I look forward to further improving the digital carsharing
experience for all Getaround users,” added Jackson. “Getaround is
at a strong stage in its growth trajectory, and I am excited to
play a key role in enabling greater consumer and business access to
mobility in cities globally.”
Jackson also currently serves on Checkups Medical’s Board of
Directors, which is a nonprofit organization aimed at improving the
health of mothers and their families in medically underserved
communities. He has also served as Vice President of Engineering
for diCarta/Emptoris (acquired by IBM), Vice President of Product
Development for Epiphany (acquired by Infor), Vice President of
Engineering for Xtime (acquired by Cox Automotive), and as Vice
President of Software Engineering for Brio Technology (acquired by
Hyperion). He graduated from Iowa State University with a
Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Engineering.
About Getaround Offering a 100% digital experience,
Getaround makes sharing cars and trucks simple through its
proprietary cloud and in-car Connect® technology. The company's
mission is to empower people to carshare everywhere and shift away
from car ownership through instant and convenient access to
desirable, affordable, and safe cars from entrepreneurial hosts.
Getaround’s on-demand technology enables a contactless experience —
no waiting in line at a car rental facility, manually completing
paperwork, or meeting anyone to collect or drop off car keys.
Getaround aims to utilize its peer-to-peer marketplace to help
solve some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today,
including environmental sustainability and access to economic
opportunity. Launched in 2011, Getaround is available today in more
than 1,000 cities across the United States and Europe. For more
information, please visit https://www.getaround.com/.
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