Jeremy Maurice Jacobs Jr. (born August 22, 1962) is an American businessman who serves as the co-chief executive officer of

Delaware North Delaware North is an American multinational food service and hospitality company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The company also operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gambling, and entertainment industries. The company employs over 5 ...

and an alternate governor for the

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Early life and education

Jacobs was born in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of ...

, the son of billionaire businessman

Jeremy Jacobs Jeremy Maurice Jacobs Sr. (born January 21, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman, the owner of the Boston Bruins and chairman of Delaware North. ''Forbes'' magazine ranks him as 669th richest person in the world. Early life and education ...

. After graduating from

Nichols School Nichols School is a private, non-denominational, co-educational college-University-preparatory school, preparatory day school in Buffalo, New York, United States. The average enrollment is 565 students with an average Upper School grade/class s ...

in 1981, Jacobs earned an undergraduate degree from

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in 1985. He serves as an alumni admissions interviewer. Jacobs received an MBA from the

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at the

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Career

Jacobs joined Delaware North in 1989. He was named chairman of the Sportservice Division in 1995. In this role, he helped expand the company's sports holdings. He won contracts with teams & venues like the

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, the

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, and

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in London. In 2001, Jacobs was named to Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" list in recognition of his significant contributions to the industry. His brothers, Lou and Charlie joined him on the list in 2003 and 2009, respectively. On January 6, 2015 Delaware North chairman

Sr. relinquished the title of CEO and named Jerry Jacobs Jr., along with his brother Louis Jacobs, co-heads of the company. Jacobs serves on the

Board of Regents and the

board of trustees. He serves on the United Way's advisory board. In 2014, Jacobs was appointed to the United States Department of Commerce's Travel and Tourism Advisory Board by Secretary

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. The Travel and Tourism Advisory Board advises the secretary of commerce on travel and tourism policy and infrastructure. Jacobs also serves on

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's CEO Roundtable.

Personal life

In 1990, Jacobs married Alice Carroll French, an attorney, in a

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ceremony."Ms. French Weds J. M. Jacobs Jr."
''New York Times''. December 2, 1990. Jacobs' brother,

Charlie Jacobs Charles Marvin Jacobs (born September 16, 1971) is the co-Chief Executive Officer of Delaware North, a role he shares with his brothers, Jerry and Lou. Jacobs is also Chief Executive Officer and Alternate Governor for the Boston Bruins. He is th ...

, is the CEO of

. A cousin, Chris Jacobs is a politician who served as a member of the

New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ...

Secretary of State of New York The secretary of state of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York who leads the Department of State (NYSDOS). The current secretary of state of New York is Walter T. Mosley, a Democrat. Duties The secr ...

, and

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of Erie County.

References

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