Jacob Locklear is Spring 2025 graduate from George Mason University where he majored in Business, Management Information Systems. During his undergraduate studies, he participated in the PREP program with the U.S Cyber Command and served as a Teaching Assistant for the Financial Management (FNAN303) course. He is currently a Business Systems Analyst for CACI International Inc., where he works on the Automation Team supporting the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs' Financial Management Business Transformation project. He has strong interests in AI, data analytics, and business process improvement with automation.

Jacob hopes to broaden his expertise and skillset in analytics and AI-enabled automation and pursue a career focused on large-scale technology-enabled business transformation across both the public and private sectors. In the future, Jacob intends to pursue graduate education to continue developing his leadership and technical capabilities and grow into roles where he can drive a meaningful impact.

"My experience in Brian's courses were incredibly positive. His courses stood out for their emphasis of appling classroom concepts to real-world scenarios, encouraging me to be creative and develop actionable solutions to business problems. The course format allowed me to gain experience working and collaborating with a real-world client in an industry I hope to pursue a career in. In addition, Brian provided frequent, constructive feedback and met with my team weekly, which helped keep project deliverables on track. This level of engagement made the course both supportive and impactful for my learning."

- Jacob Locklear