Biography
Jameson’s early career was spent working as a software developer and consultant for technology startups in Boulder, Colorado—several of which had successful exits with acquisitions by Goldman Sachs, Jive Software, and Shutterfly. He eventually sold his consulting business and left Colorado for the University of Arizona to pursue his passion for research. As a doctoral student, Jameson studied marketing, economic sociology, and computational linguistics and has published in top-tier journals like Network Science, the Journal of Interactive Marketing, and the Journal of Advertising. He also spent several summers conducting research at the Santa Fe Institute working on social network theory and natural language processing.
Jameson grew up in Hawaii where he enjoyed surfing. He now makes his home in Lake Oswego and continues to surf the frigid waters off the Oregon coast. He is also an avid mountain biker and skier.