After interning at RPA during the summer of 2010, Jackson returned following his graduation from Franklin and Marshall College with a Bachelors Degree in Government and Public Policy as well as a minor in Computer Science.

Jackson works primarily in the transportation department. Currently he is involved with the Empire State Transportation Alliance amongst other projects. Previously he has contributed to RPA's report "Upgrading to World Class: The Future of the New York Regions Airports" as well as a study of goods movement through the I-278 corridor in NYC and NJ.