About Jesse Robbins
Born 1978. Jesse Robbins is an American computer scientist, investor, company founder, venture capitalist and orion Labs, known for Computer science, DevOps and Emergency management.
Contributions to disaster response & humanitarian aid
Robbins volunteered as “Task Force Leader” in Hurricane Katrina. After he returned, he worked with Mikel Maron and OpenStreetMap on techniques and patterns to improve technology adoption in disaster response & humanitarian aid. These improvements were adopted by the United Nations Joint Logistics Centre in response to Cyclone Nargis in 2008 and are now widely adopted. One example was CrisisCommons in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Awards and recognition 2021 - Robbins named to The Seed 100: the Best Early-Stage Investors of 2021
2012 - Robbins was named as a Top 10 Cloud Computing Leader of 2012 by TechTarget
2011 - Robbins was selected by MIT Technology Review magazine as one of the top "35 under 35" TR35 innovators in for "transforming the way Web companies design and manage complex networks of servers and software" while building fault-tolerant online infrastructure at Amazon.com and at Chef.
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Who is Jesse Robbins?
American entrepreneur and investor
When was Jesse Robbins born?
Jesse Robbins was born in 1978 in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
What is Jesse Robbins's occupation?
Jesse Robbins is a computer scientist, investor, company founder, venture capitalist and orion Labs.
What is Jesse Robbins known for?
Jesse Robbins is known for Computer science, DevOps, Emergency management and Web operations.
What nationality is Jesse Robbins?
Jesse Robbins is American.
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