Jacob Fenton

Jacob Fenton joined OpenAQ in February 2026 where he works on building and maintaining scalable, data-intensive visuals and user tooling. 

Before OpenAQ, Jacob developed public-interest data platforms for investigative journalists. His work emphasized large-scale ETL pipelines, search infrastructure and administrative tools supporting billions of public records. He brings deep experience in full-stack development, geospatial systems, and cloud infrastructure, with a longstanding commitment to open source and civic technology.

Jacob has also worked as a news reporter, editor and data editor. He holds a BA in Physics from Reed College.