Robert Jacobi

As President of Joomla, 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 to industry analysis at RobertJacobi.com.

With 20 years of 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.