Jacob Bordens is a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture at Merck, a position held since July 2018, where responsibilities include overseeing Business and Systems Architecture for Merck Research Labs and serving as Interim Lead for Business and Systems Architecture. Prior roles at Merck include Systems Architect for Research and Development, Director of Enterprise Architecture, and Director of Applied Technology focusing on Horizon 3 Engineering. Jacob Bordens also served as Associate Director of IT Architecture. Academic credentials include a Master’s Degree in Public Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (2000 - 2001) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Decision Systems & Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (1996 - 2000).