Karen Jackson | |
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7th Virginia Secretary of Technology | |
Assumed office January 11, 2014 |
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Governor | Terry McAuliffe |
Preceded by | Jim Duffey |
Personal details | |
Born |
Karen Rollins Jackson November 21, 1965 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Christopher Newport University College of William & Mary |
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Karen Rollins Jackson (born November 21, 1965) is the current Virginia Secretary of Technology, having been appointed in 2014 by Governor Terry McAuliffe. She previously served from 2009 to 2014 as Deputy Secretary of Technology under Governors Tim Kaine and Bob McDonnell. Jackson was born in Newport News, Virginia and was raised in Poquoson. She attended Christopher Newport University, graduating in 1987, and received a Master in Business Administration degree from the College of William & Mary.