Todd Kerr "Art like Seeds: the Collection of the late Kennell Jackson"

Todd Kerr graduated from Stanford in 1985 (A.B. Human Biology). He worked at Stanford for three years starting in 1986, and helped to innovate the University's mortgage writing efforts to assist Stanford faculty in affording local housing. After completing his MBA (Haas, 1991), Kerr became a financial analyst specializing in real properties. In 1996, Kerr joined the software industry, where he quickly found joy marketing financial software to large enterprises. Throughout his life, Kerr has maintained a great level of commitment to his hobbies, which include photography and cartooning. In 2002, Kerr began publishing his photo-based cartoons in local newspapers. And then in 2004, he left the software industry to commit more time to his writing.

Todd Kerr lived in Branner Hall as a freshman in 1981-82. Several years later, he was living in Branner Hall again, this time working for Kennell as a Resident Advisor. After graduating, he stayed in contact with Kennell through the years. Most recently, he was appointed by Kennell to manage some of the affairs of his estate: specifically, to distribute Jackson's art collection to institutions, former students, friends and colleagues.