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Jason Likins

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Vice President Strategic Partnerships at Smart Energy Water
📍 Irvine, California, United States

Jason Likins is a partner and alliance executive who excels at building enterprise ecosystems that generate revenue. With a background in product management and an education from UC Santa Barbara, he specializes in creating compelling "better together" use cases. Colleagues describe him as collaborative, passionate, and detail-oriented.

Jason has a lifelong passion for water polo, having played competitively in high school and college, and even played rugby while living in Hong Kong. He continues his involvement in the sport by supporting USA Water Polo and celebrating the athletic achievements of his son, a collegiate water polo player.

As the son of a toy executive, Jason had the unique experience of testing new toys before they hit the market as a child.

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Current Role
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Location
Irvine, California, United States
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Partner-Led Growth
His career is focused on building and scaling global partner ecosystems as a core growth engine, driving partner-led revenue and strategic go-to-market initiatives.
Utility Industry Tech
His current role is with Smart Energy Water, and he actively promotes industry events like DistribuTech, focusing on AI-powered platforms for utilities.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Smart Energy Water
3-2025
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Smart Energy Water, iPaySmart
11-2020 - 11-2024
Vice President of Alliances
Medallia
11-2018 - 7-2020
VP Product and Presales
Ripcord
2012 - 2018
Business Unit GM & Vice President of Product Management
OpenText
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Education
1987 - 1992
BA
UC Santa Barbara
1984 - 1986
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Corona del Mar HS
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