Michael Jacobs is a Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at J.Crew. Colleagues describe them as "Mike was the acting CTO on my team at Ann for nearly a year and his immersive focus on infrastructure, compliance, and architecture allowed me to focus on driving the next wave of business transformation and innovation. Mike is an expert in these spaces, developing his teams while holding partners accountable for top tier service delivery. Mike is an expert in identifying and correcting gaps in DR, BCP, and PCI / PII. If you give Mike a challenge he will always think out of the box and find a way to deliver. One of Mike's greatest assets is his cool temperament during even the most stressful of times. I'd highly recommend Mike for any role where he is being asked to run a large / complex infrastructure team." and "I had the opportunity to work with Michael for nearly two years, As our working relationship matured, I came to the realization that Michael Jacobs is the quintessential leader. Michael is the personification of the leadership style so often referenced in industry leading publications but so rarely encountered in the IT culture. Michael is a fair-minded, authentic, sophisticated strategist who pursues excellence in his work. Michael is an executive who's presence radiates poise, confidence, and certainty under the most difficult of circumstances. He leads with reason, he consistently encourages active participation, he values the opposing point of view, he embraces but never dismisses the outlier. He gets the job done with vision, perception, and finesse."