Jackson is President and CEO of the Modern West Group of Companies, including Modern West Advisory, one of Canada’s leading carbon economy advisory firms with expertise in carbon markets, greenhouse gas emissions accounting, and sustainability strategy & disclosure. The Modern West Climate Finance Group is an investment vehicle for nature-based carbon removal projects and clean carbon technology, and Aspenwood Innovations, a US-based consulting firm focused on product life-cycle analysis. 
He is the founder and Board Chair of the Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance: an industry association composed of methane reduction technology and service providers, and Board Secretary of BLab US/Canada (a not-for-profit promoting business as a force for good). Finally, he is a Board Director at Eonic Energy, a Canadian-based enhanced geothermal company. 

Jackson graduated from Princeton University in New Jersey, USA, with a degree in Environmental Economics.