Jackson Shaw

Active Directory, Identity Management Expert

Jackson Shaw has been involved with directory, meta-directory and security initiatives for almost 20 years. He has spoken at various industry events and writes a popular identity management blog. Jackson oversees product direction, strategy and go-to-market activities for Quest’s suite of Active Directory management products.

Jackson joined Quest Software with its acquisition of Vintela. Prior to Quest, he worked for Microsoft Corp., where he was responsible for product planning and marketing for Microsoft's identity and access management products, including Active Directory and Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003.

Before joining Microsoft in 1999, Jackson served as vice president of sales for Toronto-based ZOOMIT, and held IT management roles at the International Development Research Centre.

Jackson has worked with directory, meta-directory, and security initiatives since 1988. He studied computer science and management information systems at the University of Ottawa. He is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Blog: Jackson's Identity Management & Active Directory Reality Tour Travelblog

Whitepaper: "Tenets of Identity Management"