Eric M. Jackson

In 1998, Jackson received a B.A. in economics with honors from Stanford University.^[3] He served on the board of directors of The Stanford Review.^[4] Jackson maintains the book publishing industry blog called Conservative Publisher.^[5]

In 2005, Jackson accused Google of political bias for removing online ads for a book critical of Bill Clinton. Google responded that no previously-approved ads had been removed.^[6]

Jackson's own book The PayPal Wars (ISBN 0-9746701-0-3) chronicles PayPal's origins and discusses the legal, regulatory, and competitive threats entrepreneurs must overcome in today's business environment.^[7] It has been profiled by Reason Magazine,^[8] The Washington Times,^[9] the Mises Institute,^[10] Tech Central Station,^[11] and Tom Peters.^[12]

Jackson appears as a conservative commentator on radio and television programs. He has been quoted in Forbes,^[13] BusinessWeek,^[14] TheStreet.com,^[15] U.S. News & World Report,^[16] and Publishers Weekly, ^[17] among other publications.