{"id":59,"date":"2016-06-30T11:42:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T11:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hb-themes.com\/themes\/highend\/life-coach\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2021-12-07T16:22:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T16:22:58","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/markdjacobsen.com\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markdjacobsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mark1-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markdjacobsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mark1-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markdjacobsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mark1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markdjacobsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mark1-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markdjacobsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mark1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markdjacobsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mark1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is Mark Jacobsen. I am an entrepreneur, leader, and strategist in the U.S. Air Force who believes in a holistic approach to life: continually improving oneself, then one\u2019s relationships, community, and work. I continually envision new possibilities and work to realize them.\u00a0My life\u2019s work is\u00a0inspiring,\u00a0building and leading transformational teams to renew organizations and communities.<\/p>\n<p>I have an eclectic career defined by continual learning, invention, and leadership in pursuit of a better world. As an Air Force cargo pilot I criss-crossed the globe during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, learning about foreign policy and national security. Dissatisfied by what I found, I obtained an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olmstedfoundation.org\">Olmsted scholarship<\/a> to learn Arabic, lived in the Middle East for two years, and earned a Master\u2019s degree in Conflict Resolution at the University of Jordan. I went on to earn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/SAASS\/\">Master\u2019s Degree in Strategy<\/a>. I founded a <a href=\"http:\/\/markdjacobsen.com\/index.php\/uplift-aeronautics\/\">nonprofit<\/a> that aimed to break sieges and end the weaponization of starvation in Syria. I earned a PhD in Political Science at Stanford, with the goal of understanding the collapse of states into anarchy. I founded and led an <a href=\"http:\/\/markdjacobsen.com\/index.php\/rogue-squadron\/\">agile software development team<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diu.mil\">Defense Innovation Unit<\/a> aimed at stopping the use of drones for terrorism. I have <a href=\"http:\/\/markdjacobsen.com\/index.php\/writing\/\">written<\/a> a novel, various short stories, and numerous articles to help think through the changing dynamics of warfare. I have also written numerous software applications to make my organizations more effective. I am currently a Professor of Strategy and Security Studies at the Air Force&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/SAASS\/\">School of Advanced Air &amp; Space Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for my personal life, I adore my three children. I rock climb in order to stay strong, continually expand my limits, and overcome fear. I read. I write. I develop software. I love to learn, create, and lead.<\/p>\n<p>A few of my core beliefs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A well-lived life should be holistic\u2014motivated by core values that span family, work, and personal life.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph\/dp\/1591846358\/\">Stoics<\/a> were on to something; how we interpret and respond to events is perhaps even more important than the events themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Innovation for its own sake is empty; innovation should be motivated by values, meaning, and a higher purpose.<\/li>\n<li>One can live a happy, fulfilling life while being part of a large organization. This requires taking responsibility to co-create the lives we want.<\/li>\n<li>This is the best time to be alive but the modern world is sick; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lost-Connections-Uncovering-Depression-Unexpected\/dp\/1632868318\/\">we are alienated<\/a> from ourselves, from others, from nature, and from meaning.<\/li>\n<li>If there is hope for our country and world, it will be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Second-Mountain-David-Brooks\/dp\/0812993268\/\">renewing local communities<\/a> and institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Download <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/com.markdjacobsen\/resume.pdf\">my resume<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;-1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590867736439{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -1px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;background-color: #0097af !important;}&#8221;][vc_column animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1467299613938{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;&#091;Future&#093; innovation will come from people who are able to link beauty to engineering, humanity to technology, and poetry to processors. 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