Emmanuel Jackson

Founder | CEO | Chairman

Native of Chicago’s Bronzeville community, Cabrini Green. Active in community within the city of Chicago for 25 years and counting. Humble beginnings is how Emmanuel Jackson started and with a servant leader mentality, an entrepreneurial drive, and a passion for community has successfully launched businesses and programs that has impacted and equipped organizations and communities. First introduced to community at the age of 17 as a Board Member at the Youth Center of Evanston, Mr. Jackson in 1999, created and founded Innovative Technology Systems, a telecommunications infrastructure company where he employed over 140 individuals. Innovative Technology Systems (ITS) served as an outside plant contractor to Ameritech New Media (Americast). Ameritech New Media (Americast) was later sold by its parent company Texas-based SBC Communications Inc. to WideOpenWest LLC.

In 2002, Mr. Jackson received a certificate in Executive Management from the University of Wisconsin-Extension now University of Wisconsin System. In that same year, AT&T created and launched a mentor/protégé program that matched vendors with minority suppliers. For Mr. Jackson, AT&T’s mentor/protégé program begat a decade long relationship between Mr. Jackson and Siemens, now Siemens Healthineers. Innovative Technology Systems served as a subcontractor to Siemens in their central data center office. Mr. Jackson continued to serve as both a Consultant and a Contractor to Siemens Healthineers.

In 2007, Mr. Jackson was inducted into the Nominator’s Circle at Rice University in Houston, Texas. In 2012, Mr. Jackson entered into the healthcare industry as a Medical Surgical Buyer for Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois and in a similar role at Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Jackson acted as the Chairman of the New Products Committee at Saint Francis Hospital and as a Contract Administrator at Cook County Administration. In his role as an Administrator, Mr. Jackson acted as a Procurement Officer and established relationships as he created/built a team of clinicians and fellow administrators to improve operational outcomes in the management of resources, efficient technology practices, and a quality patient experience.

Mr. Jackson then served as Director of Business Development at Health Tech Industries, a pharmaceutical distributor. Under the lead of Mr. Jackson, the Medical/Surgical division was created and launched, resulting in a 40% increase in profitability for Health Tech Industries. Having now worked in the healthcare industry with a full understanding as to what is needed in terms of operation and systems, Mr. Jackson created and launched Evanston Technology Partners as a solution to equip healthcare organizations with the system tools needed to bring about efficiency, operational quality, and to decrease costs with applied innovative IT solutions.