Jacob Smith
Packet CMO / Co-founder
Vermont, USA
Jacob Smith is the Chief Marketing Officer and a co-founder at Packet, a NYC-based startup that specializes in automating fundamental infrastructure.
The company - which is backed by SoftBank, Dell Technologies, Samsung, Battery Ventures, and Third Point Capital - provides x86 and Arm bare metal compute to developers, SaaS companies and Fortune 50's through its Public Cloud, Enterprise (On-Premises) and Edge solutions.
At Packet, Jacob directs revenue marketing, ecosystem outreach, and strategic alliances. In 2017, he worked with Arm to create the WorksOnArm ecosystem enablement program.
A classical bassoonist by training, Jacob performed as a professional opera musician and ran a digital marketing firm before starting Packet with his twin brother Zac in 2014. He lives in Vermont with his wife and two sons.