J. T. Ross Jackson

J. T. Ross Jackson has been described as a man who always seems to be thirty years ahead of his time. He has written a number of books on a variety of topics, including his spiritual journey, needed economic and political reforms, the ecovillage movement, visions of a regenerative future, and the Shakespeare authorship debate. His most recent initiative is a website where he blogs on topics related to geopolitics, economic reforms and global governance in a world that is slowly coming together as a regenerative society in harmony with itself.

Ross has for many years been an innovative leader in both the business and NGO worlds. He has functioned as a management consultant in several industries and financial institutions. In 1970, he co-founded SimCorp, which is now a major European financial software company listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. In the period 1988-2000, Ross founded and ran the first international hedge fund based on OTC currency options. From 1995-2015 he was major owner and board member of Urtekram, Scandinavia’s largest organic foods wholesaler. At present he is the major shareholder and board member of Nerve Smart Systems, Denmark, an innovative technology company in the battery sector.

In 1987, Ross Jackson founded Gaia Trust, a Danish-based charitable entity, to promote the transition to a more sustainable and spiritual world. Gaia Trust has financed hundreds of sustainability projects in over 50 countries as well as several “green” start-ups in Denmark, and has supported two major international NGO initiatives—the Global Ecovillage Network and Gaia Education for over thirty years.

Ross’ undergraduate degree was in Engineering Physics in Canada, followed by a Master’s degree in Industrial Management at Purdue University and a PhD in Operations Research, the science of problem solving, at Case Western Reserve University in the USA. Born a Canadian, he has since 1964 lived in Denmark, and became a Danish citizen in 1972.

Ross lives with his wife, Heather, on a regenerative farm, Duemosegaard, north of Copenhagen, where they together run a local cultural centre with exhibitions, guest speakers, music and a “common garden” project with 20 families producing organic vegetables and fruits together.