Jonathan McPherson

Jonathan McPherson is an accomplished software engineer with extensive experience in leading technology initiatives across various organizations. Currently serving as an Engineering Fellow at Posit PBC since May 2013, Jonathan has played a key role in designing and implementing significant features for the RStudio IDE, serving a vast user base. Previously, Jonathan worked at Microsoft Corporation from July 2004 to April 2013 as a Senior Software Engineer, where responsibilities included architecting and implementing notable product features for Access across multiple versions. Earlier experience includes a role as a Graduate Researcher at the University of California, Davis, focusing on large-graph data visualization techniques, and as a Systems Analyst/Web Developer at Lockheed Martin, creating web applications for government clients. Jonathan began their career as an intern at Glaxo Wellcome. Jonathan holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis, and Washington State University, respectively.