About
Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs is a technology executive and leadership mentor who has guided hundreds of professionals through critical career transitions. Over a fifteen year tenure at Google and now as CTO at nTop, a pioneer in advanced engineering software and computational design, Marc has built and scaled organizations through periods of explosive growth, giving him unique insights into how careers evolve and organizations thrive.
Throughout his thirty-year career spanning Google, Microsoft, Bridgewater Associates, and several startups, Marc has developed a deep understanding of the challenges professionals face at each career stage. He has personally coached over 500 leaders and built multiple engineering organizations from the ground up, most notably scaling Google Cloud Platform's frontend engineering capabilities across its core services and merging Sidewalk Labs by Google with Google Earth.
Marc writes regularly about career development and organizational leadership in his newsletter 'Power Band by Marc Jacobs,' where he builds community around sustainable career growth and leadership development. His approach combines practical experience leading transformative initiatives in artificial intelligence, computational design, cloud computing, and sustainable technology with a passion for helping others navigate their professional journeys.
Marc has developed a practical model for navigating nine distinct stages of career growth, from entry-level to executive. Marc explores this model through stories and personal experiences in his newsletter and expands on it in his upcoming book, Power Band: Nine Career Stages from Getting Started to Giving Back.
Based in New York City, Marc continues to mentor technical leaders while building communities around sustainable career development and organizational innovation.
I welcome you to subscribe to my newsletter, learn about my upcoming book, and explore if a coaching session with me is right for you. You can follow and connect with me on LinkedIn.
