Bobby Jefferson is the President of Data Elevates. He served for five years on the Board of Advisors for Data Elevates.
In April 2025, Bobby was elected Chair of the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) 's Board of Trustees. As Board Chair, Bobby works closely with CEOs across the industry to help shape the organization's strategic thinking, diversify its funding base, strengthen corporate governance, lead the AI and Cybersecurity committees, and Chair the Finance committee.
In 2020, he joined the Board of Directors of the Society for International Development, United States Chapter (SID-US), a position to which he was re-elected in 2021 and 2024. He serves on the SID-US Executive Committee.
Bobby has held similar board advisory roles for the Professional Services Council (PSC), Council of International Development Companies (CIDC), and the American University School of International Service (SIS).
Bobby has served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He was instrumental in establishing DAI’s successful digital, global health, and Ukraine Cybersecurity teams.
Before joining DAI in 2016, Bobby served as Vice President and Director of the Center for Development Informatics at Palladium (formerly Futures Group), where he built a practice focused on ICT for global health and adjacent sectors, leading a staff of 120 in 10 countries.