Andree Jacobson

Commander
DISC Type : D

Advanced Architectures / Datacenters / Supercomputing at xAI

Colleyville, Texas, United States

Overview

Andree Jacobson leads Advanced Architectures and Supercomputing at xAI, focusing on deploying massive-scale, efficient compute. With an MS from the University of Arizona, his expertise is in AI infrastructure, HPC systems, and liquid cooling. Colleagues describe him as a trustworthy, competent, and innovative subject matter expert and leader.

Andree is a published author and panelist, contributing to discussions on topics like re-purposing supercomputers and building new partnerships to accelerate technology infrastructure development. He is actively involved in building and recruiting for his team.

Unique fact: He is a vocal proponent for adopting liquid cooling in high-density datacenters to enable more powerful and efficient computing systems.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Decisive

Risk-Taker

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

AI Supercomputing
His career at xAI, X, and Tesla has centered on designing, building, and operating massive HPC clusters and supercomputers for AI workloads.
Data Center Efficiency
He actively promotes liquid cooling and other technologies to build complex, energy-efficient systems for high-density data centers.
HPC Talent
Frequently posts about hiring hardware, Linux, and storage experts for his teams, emphasizing the fast-paced, mission-critical environment at xAI.

Media Appearances

Andree has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Advanced Architectures / Datacenters / Supercomputing at xAI
3-2023 - 3-2025
Head of HPC / Supercomputing at X
9-2022 - 3-2023
Director of Technology Enablement at Supermicro
4-2018 - 9-2022
Staff Infrastructure Cluster Engineer at Tesla
2-2018 - 9-2022
Chief Hardware Architect at Devvio Inc

Education

2000 - 2002
MS from University of Arizona
1995 - 2000
MS from Luleå University of Technology

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Andree is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andree

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Andree move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Andree take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

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