{"id":7965,"date":"2026-08-07T03:24:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=7965"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:34:25","slug":"robert-jacobi","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/robert-jacobi\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Jacobi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Jacobi ran 3.5% of the internet. Today as Chief Experience Officer (CXO) for Blackwall, Robert connects Backwall\u2019s security message and solutions with partners, customers, investors, as well as the greater security, open source, and online industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over 20 years experience and two successful acquisitions, Robert focuses on strategy and marketing. As Director of WordPress, Cloudways, he was instrumental in the $350 million acquisition of Cloudways by DigitalOcean. 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Think of it less like a keynote and more like the best hallway conversation of the week, just given a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Jacobi ran 3.5% of the internet. Today as Chief Experience Officer (CXO) for Blackwall, Robert connects Backwall\u2019s security message and solutions with partners, customers, investors, as well as the greater security, open source, and online industries. With over 20 years experience and two successful acquisitions, Robert focuses on strategy and marketing. 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