Jeffrey Jacob has over 30 years of strategic, financial, operational, and legal experience. His ability to see the both the big picture and the impact of execution on the organization has resulted in successful transformations of multiple organizations.

 

He has held CFO and Executive Administrative roles at: The Hunter College Foundation, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Jewish Community Centers Association of North American

and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Before honing his skills as a lead finance professional, Jeff held numerous positions over a thirteen-year career at the New York Blood Center (NYBC).

As a member of the Office of the President, Jeff was responsible for driving many of the corporate-wide strategic planning and business development initiatives for NYBC.

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Before joining NYBC, Jeff worked with a number of major retail companies (Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc., 1-800-flowers.com) as well as serving as a business strategy consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (now IBM Consulting Services).

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In addition to Jeff’s professional experience, he has served in numerous capacities in mission-driven organizations as a lay leader.  Jeff is currently the President of the Board of the Lewy Body Dementia Association, the immediate Past-President of Sutton Place Synagogue, and an advisor to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’ Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation.  Other past volunteer roles Jeff has held include serving as a Leadership Coach for Braven-Newark, and as a Junior Board Member of the Beginning With Children Foundation.

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Jeff received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, his JD from New York Law School, and his BA in History and Economics from Rutgers College where he graduated with History departmental honors. Jeff resides in New York City.

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