Jeff Eckerle

Jeff Eckerle is the CEO of Parallax, a role held since 2024. They mentor emerging software companies through Minnesota Emerging Software Advisory (MESA) since 2021. They co-founded CaptureLife, Inc. (2015–2020) and Kona at Deltek (2011–2014), where they served as Sr Product Director. They led Versare as Vice President of Sales and Business Development (2020–2022) and as President, and they were Public Projects Manager at BNSF Railway (2000–2002). They are pursuing an MBA in Marketing and Strategy at the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management and a BSCE in Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University.