UW ECE is proud to announce that alumnus Jared K. Jordan (BSEE ‘05) will serve as honored guest speaker for the UW ECE 2026 Graduation Ceremony, which will take place in the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 7 to 9 p.m. Jordan is a managing vice president at Capital One, a leading financial services corporation, and serves as head of Capital One Garage, the company’s innovation accelerator.
The University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is proud to announce that alumnus Jared K. Jordan (BSEE ‘05) will serve as honored guest speaker for the UW ECE 2026 Graduation Ceremony. This year’s ceremony will take place in the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 7 to 9 p.m. The event will be presided over by UW ECE Professor and Chair Eric Klavins.
“We are excited to welcome Jared as our graduation speaker. He has built a distinguished career as an engineering leader across several top-tier companies,” Klavins said. “His work has impacted countless people around the world, and he is widely respected for his commitment to building and supporting diverse, inclusive teams. I very much look forward to hearing what he will share with our graduating class.”
Jordan is a managing vice president at Capital One, a leading financial services corporation, and serves as head of Capital One Garage, the company’s innovation accelerator. In this role, he leads multidisciplinary teams across engineering and product development to advance innovation in developer platforms, artificial intelligence labs, and customer experiences. His work is helping transform how Capital One delivers smarter, technology-driven solutions to millions of people worldwide.
Before joining Capital One, Jordan built a distinguished career leading engineering teams at renowned technology companies, such as Google, YouTube, Netflix, and Microsoft. At Google, he served as director of engineering for Gmail, where he helped shape AI-powered tools that changed how millions of people interact with email. At YouTube, he led the launch of Primetime Channels and developed features supporting live sports and on-demand streaming. While at Netflix, he drove global engineering initiatives that contributed to significant market growth. Earlier in his career at Microsoft, he developed and deployed business-wide solutions supporting company objectives.
Throughout his career, Jordan has been a champion of inclusive, high-impact engineering cultures that value diverse perspectives and approaches. He is actively involved in multicultural community initiatives and mentoring programs that support underrepresented groups in technology, helping to cultivate the next generation of technology leaders. His work reflects a deep commitment to mentorship, organizational excellence, and turning bold ideas into reality.
In addition to receiving his bachelor’s degree from UW ECE, Jordan is now pursuing a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Widely recognized as an outstanding leader, he is also a member of the UW College of Engineering Advisory Board.