Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

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Eric Jackson is founder and president of Ironfire Capital and the general partner and investment manager of Ironfire Capital US Fund LP and Ironfire Capital International Fund, Ltd. In January 2007, Jackson started the world's first Internet-based campaign to increase shareholder value at Yahoo! He began his "Plan B" campaign, using blogs, YouTube videos, and wikis, to band together support from fellow individual investors, which encouraged many instituational shareholders to vote against several members of the board of directors at the 2007 annual meeting which led to Jerry Yang assuming the role of CEO six days later. Jackson has been interviewed about his activist efforts by CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and TheStreet.com TV. Global Proxy Watch named Jackson as one of its 10 "Stars '07" who positively influenced international corporate governance and shareowner value in 2007. Prior to founding Ironfire Capital, Jackson was President & CEO of Jackson Leadership Systems, Inc., a leadership, strategy, and governance consulting firm. He completed his Ph.D. in the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with a specialization in Strategic Management. He was previously Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at VoiceGenie Technologies, a software firm now owned by Alcatel-Lucent. In 2004, Jackson founded the Young Patrons' Circle at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, which is now the second largest social and philanthropic group of its kind in North America, raising $500,000 annually for the museum.
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Trading Tax Stiffs the Little Guy

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

Everyone needs to sacrifice, but banks should be at the front of the line.

11:15AM 11/27/09

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Paulson Is About Performance

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

John Paulson has gone from obscurity to being perceived by many as the top hedge fund manager in the world.

06:02AM 11/25/09

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Take a Bite of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RealMoney.com $)

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

If this casual dining chain ramps up its marketing efforts, this value stock should start to sizzle.

01:15PM 11/19/09

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What John Paulson Can Teach Us

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

Gregory Zuckerman's new book on the legendary hedge fund manager has valuable lessons for investors.

06:00AM 11/18/09

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A Closer Look at Executive Compensation (RealMoney.com $)

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

When investing, consider insider stock that was bought out of pocket, and look at the perks.

01:59PM 11/13/09

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Las Vegas Sands: Risk of Snake Eyes

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

I have a short position on LVS because of debt risks and lax corporate governance.

02:36PM 11/10/09

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What Galleon Teaches Us

By Eric Jackson, Senior Contributor

The hedge fund industry has to be one of the most Darwinian industries of any in the world.

06:00AM 11/04/09

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Evan Bayh: Hypocrisy on the Public Option

By Eric Jackson

Sen. Evan Bayh's wife Susan (left) sits on the board of WellPoint. She and the company stand to benefit if the public option on health care fails.

06:45AM 10/29/09

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Evan Bayh: Hypocrisy on the Public Option (RealMoney.com $)

By Eric Jackson

The senator's wife sits on the board of WellPoint, which will benefit if the public option fails.

03:57PM 10/28/09

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Icahn Should Hang It Up: Activist

By Eric Jackson

Carl Icahn's days as an influential activist investor are over after his shameful performance on Yahoo!'s board.

06:01AM 10/28/09

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