Eric Jackson

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Eric Jackson is founder and Managing Member 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!, leading to a change in CEOs in 2007. He also spoke out in favor of Yahoo!'s accepting Microsoft's buyout offer in 2008. Global Proxy Watch named Jackson as one of its 10 "Stars" who positively influenced international corporate governance and shareowner value in 2007.

Prior to founding Ironfire Capital, Jackson was President and 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 and Corporate Governance, and holds a B.A. from McGill University.

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. You can follow Jackson on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ericjackson or @ericjackson.

You can contact Eric by emailing him at eric.jackson@thestreet.com.

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Who's to Blame for Botched Facebook IPO?

By Eric Jackson

All roads lead to an out-of-touch management team, with its deadly dose of hubris, when determining who flubbed the FB IPO.

02:59PM 05/22/12

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GM Pokes Facebook in the Eye -- Why?

By Eric Jackson

GM is a huge advertiser. Something is wrong if Facebook is arguing that GM is too stupid to advertise on its website.

12:43PM 05/16/12

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10 Steps Yahoo! Must Take to Succeed

By Eric Jackson

With a new board and interim CEO in place, Yahoo! seems ready to take steps toward unlocking value.

11:33AM 05/15/12

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Apple's Executive Team Is Steve Jobs' Greatest Creation

By Eric Jackson

Investors' fears will prove unfounded as Steve Jobs left a strong management lineup.

07:34AM 05/09/12

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Why I Love Yelp

By Eric Jackson

Revenue is set to exceed analyst expectations by a country mile, and Yelp will have reviews for that mile soon.

07:00AM 05/02/12

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Amazon's Sales Problem

By Eric Jackson

Don't look now, but revenue projections could be a bit ambitious for fiscal 2012.

02:17PM 04/27/12

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Why Facebook-Microsoft Patent News Isn't a 'Disaster' for Yahoo!

By Eric Jackson

Yahoo! stock went up immediately after the Facebook-Microsoft news was released.

07:00AM 04/24/12

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What Yahoo! Could Do to Soothe Investors' Nerves

By Eric Jackson

This will be the first earnings call for new Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson

07:00AM 04/17/12

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Facebook-Instagram: Here Comes the Flood

By Eric Jackson

The $1 billion acquisition will spark a surge of interest in mobile-only application start-ups.

08:06AM 04/10/12

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Youku Emerging a Goliath in China Internet

By Eric Jackson

The merger with video site Tudou gives the company dominance in the online video space.

09:58AM 03/28/12

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