Jackbox Games
Evan Jacover has extensive work experience in the technology and gaming industry. Evan currently holds the position of CTO at Jackbox Games since July 2018. Prior to this, Evan served as the VP Engineering at Jackbox Games for nine years, from 2009 to 2018. Before joining Jackbox Games, Evan worked at Jellyvision as the VP of Engineering from November 2012 to June 2014, and as a Software Engineer from September 1998 to October 2012. Additionally, Evan gained early work experience as a Programmer at NASA in 1998.
Evan Jacover obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, where they studied from 1994 to 1998. Later on, from 2008 to 2010, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Computer Science at DePaul University.
Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games is a multi-platform game publishing company that develops a portfolio of games for various platforms, including SKUs, PCs, consoles, social platforms, mobiles, and next generation platforms.Jackbox Games introduced the world to the first Trivia Party Game, namely “You Don’t Know Jack”. In 2011, Jackbox Games launched all-new consoleversions for today’s popular gaming systems that include Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, DSi, Roku 2, and PC. In 2012, it launched “You Don’t Know Jack” on social and mobile platforms including Facebook, iOS, Android, and Ouya.Jackbox Games was founded in 2011 and is based in Chicago, I.L.