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Jackson Jesionowski

Captain · DISC type SD
Co-Founder at Open Droids
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Open Droids, a robotics company focused on ending human drudgery through specialized, teleoperated hardware. Previously, he ran large online hackathons and founded Persist Ventures to invest in pre-founders. People often describe him as a stoical, out-of-the-box thinker with great integrity.

He is deeply interested in philosophy and accelerating what he calls the "ARC of human progress"—AI, Robotics, and Crypto. Inspired by Effective Altruism, he serves as a board member for the non-profit Systemic Altruism, which aims to solve global problems at their root.

Unique fact: Jackson playfully notes his education as a "PHD in Dropping Out" from the University of Arizona to pursue his entrepreneurial ventures.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Jackson shows up

Decisive But Calm
Consummate Professional
Long-Term Thinker

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Jackson cares about

Robotics Hardware
As CEO of Open Droids, he believes specialized, teleoperated robots will outpace humanoids and that hardware integration, not software, is the current industry bottleneck.
Applied Philosophy
He is driven by a strong philosophical framework, including Stoicism and Effective Altruism, to guide his work in technology and philanthropy.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Co-Founder
Open Droids
3-2023
Chairman
Persist Ventures
6-2023
Board Member
Systemic Altruism
3-2023
Investor / Advisor
Workplete
1-2023
Investor / Advisor
Empowerverse
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2016 - 2017
PHD in Dropping Out
University of Arizona
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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