Jed Ackermann

Jed joined Smith Hanley in 2026 bringing over a decade of recruiting experience across quantitative finance, technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Prior to Smith Hanley, Jed had formative experiences running the entirety of the Talent Acquisition function at a Nvidia, DCVC, AIX, Yosemite backed AI startup, as well as working for Meta in executive search for Engineering Leadership, which encompassed Machine Learning & AI (Research, Applied, Product, AI Infra), Infrastructure & Core Systems, Consumer Product and AR/VR. He earned his Bachelors of Science at New York University.  Outside of work Jed enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, skiing, mountain biking and cooking.