Jeff Lawson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chief Executive Officer at Inertia since 2025.
Owner of The Onion since 2024.
Co-founded and served as CEO of Twilio Inc. for 16 years (Jan 2008 - Jan 2024).
Founded and served as CTO of Nine Star Inc. (Sep 2000 - Jan 2008).
Author of the book #AskYourDeveloper.
Holds a BS in Computer Science & Film/Video.

Biography

Jeff Lawson is an entrepreneur and executive with a career spanning over two decades in technology and business leadership. He currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Inertia, a role he assumed in 2025. Additionally, since 2024, he has been the owner of The Onion.

Lawson is widely known as the co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Twilio Inc., a company he led for 16 years from January 2008 to January 2024.