Paul E. Jacobs
{{short description|American businessman}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Paul E. Jacobs
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|caption = Jacobs in 2010
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|30}}
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|occupation = Chairman Qualcomm; CEO Globalstar
|alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley (BSc, MS, PhD)
|parents = Irwin M. Jacobs
|nationality = American
|children = 5
|spouse = {{marriage|Stacy Jacobs|1991|2016|end=div.}}
{{marriage|Geneviève Tremblay|2016}}
|relatives = Gary E. Jacobs (brother)
Sara Jacobs (niece)
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Paul E. Jacobs (born October 30, 1962) is an American businessman. He is the CEO of Globalstar{{Cite web|url=https://investors.globalstar.com/news-releases/news-release-details/globalstar-appoints-dr-paul-jacobs-chief-executive-officer|title=Globalstar appoints Dr. Paul Jacobs as Chief Executive Officer|date=August 29, 2023|website=Globalstar}} and the former executive chairman of Qualcomm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2018/03/09/qualcomm-board-names-jeffrey-henderson-non-executive-chairman|title=Qualcomm Board Names Jeffrey Henderson Non-Executive Chairman|date=March 9, 2018|website=Qualcomm}}
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Family and education
Jacobs was born to Joan (née Klein) and Irwin M. Jacobs. His father was co-founder of Linkabit and Qualcomm. He has three brothers: Gary E. Jacobs (born 1958), Hal Jacobs (born 1960), and Jeffrey A. Jacobs (born 1966).[http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/nba/sdut-Jacobs-NBA-Kings-Qualcomm-2013mar30-story.html San Diego Tribune: "Jacobs Brothers Finally Getting in the Hoops Business" by Kevin Acee] March 30, 2013 His niece Sara Jacobs represents California's 53rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He earned a BSc in Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an MS degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986, and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.{{Cite web|title = #20 Paul E Jacobs - Forbes.com|url = https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/12/ceo-compensation-12_Paul-E-Jacobs_OIO3.html|website = www.forbes.com|accessdate = December 7, 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Today's CEO Leader in STEM: Dr. Paul E. Jacobs of Qualcomm Incorporated {{!}} STEMconnector Blog|url = http://blog.stemconnector.org/todays-ceo-leader-stem-dr-paul-e-jacobs-qualcomm-incorporated|website = blog.stemconnector.org|accessdate = December 7, 2015}}
Career
Jacobs started at Qualcomm as an engineer in the wireless technology development group in 1990. He became president of Qualcomm Wireless and Internet Group in July 2001, and then the chief executive office (CEO) of Qualcomm in July 2005.{{Cite web|title=The Technology CEO Council (TCC)|url=http://www.techceocouncil.org/staff_and_board_of_directors/council_members/dr._paul_nbsp_e._nbsp_jacobs_nbsp/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Technology CEO Council|language=en}} He became the executive chairman of Qualcomm in March 2009, a position he held until 2018.
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In December 2013, Qualcomm announced that Jacobs would step down as CEO and be replaced by president and COO Steve Mollenkopf from March 2014.[http://www.bgr.in/news/paul-jacobs-to-step-down-as-qualcomm-ceo-steve-mollenkopf-to-take-over Paul Jacobs to step down as Qualcomm CEO; Steve Mollenkopf to take over], BGR.in
On May 28, 2013, Jacobs, along with his three brothers, became minority owners in the Sacramento Kings in a partnership with Vivek Ranadivé and Mark Mastrov.{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Windhorst |title=Maloofs, Sacramento group agree |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9284388/sacramento-based-group-agrees-purchase-sacramento-kings-nba-record-535-million-according-sources |work=ESPN |date=May 17, 2016 |access-date=October 3, 2016}} The NBA approved the sale on May 28.{{cite web |title=NBA approves Kings sale to Sacramento group |url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/05/28/kings-sale-official.ap/ |work=NBA |agency=AP |date=May 28, 2013 |accessdate=October 3, 2016}}
In 2016, Jacobs was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering.{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-01-08 |title=SD 500: Paul E. Jacobs |url=https://www.sdbj.com/sd-500/sd-500-paul-e-jacobs/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=San Diego Business Journal |language=en-US}}
In March 2018, Qualcomm announced that Jacobs would be stepping down as the company's executive chairman. On March 16, 2018, Qualcomm removed Jacobs from its board, after he "broached a long-shot bid" for a buyout earlier that week.{{cite news |author=Dana Cimilluca, David Benoit and Dana Mattioli |date=March 16, 2018 |title=Qualcomm Ousts Paul Jacobs From Board as He Chases Long-Shot Bid for Chip Giant |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-qualcomm-chairman-ceo-paul-jacobs-may-step-down-from-board-1521213846 | work=The Wall Street Journal |location=The New York Times, New York City, United States |access-date=March 17, 2018}} The company also announced that Jacobs would not be re-nominated to its board of directors at the March 23 annual stockholder meeting. “The board reached that decision following his notification to the Board that he has decided to explore the possibility of making a proposal to acquire Qualcomm,” the company said, adding that its board will consist of 10 directors at the meeting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/finance/former-qualcomm-ceo-wants-take-company-private/418726|title=Former Qualcomm CEO Wants to Take Company Private {{!}} Multichannel|website=www.multichannel.com|date=March 16, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-03-19}}
Awards and recognition
In 2015, he received the Distinguished Industry Leader Award,{{cite web
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| title = IEEE Ernst Weber Managerial Leadership Award
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Personal life
In 1991, Jacobs married Stacy Bracken;[https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/jul/14/ticker-jacobs-family-crack-ups-charity-prevail/ San Diego Reader: "Amidst Jacobs family crack-ups, can charity prevail? - Facing fight over park bulldozing, San Diego's richest man endures domestic ruptures" by Matt Potter] July 14, 2016 | Married in October 1991, the couple separated in September 2013, a month before their 22nd anniversary[https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/nov/09/irwin-jacobs-50-year-old-son-jeff-pops-question-29/# San Diego Reader: "Irwin Jacobs' 50-year-old son, Jeff, pops question to 29-year-old La Jolla fashionista" by Matt Potter] November 9, 2016 they had three children.[http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/summer-2017-adaptation/life-and-career-design-qualcomm-exec-paul-Jacobs California Magazine UC Berkeley Alumni Association: "A Life And Career By Design: Qualcomm Exec Paul Jacobs - Engineer and Qualcomm Executive Chairman Paul Jacobs is 2017 Alumnus of the Year" By Bill Snyder] Summer 2017 | He also gets some exercise keeping up with his youngest daughter, a toddler, born to Jacobs and his second wife, Geneviève, in 2016. His earlier marriage, to Stacy Jacobs (’84 B.A. in physiology, ’87 B.S. in optometry, and ’89 O.D.), produced three children but ended after nearly 22 years. The couple divorced in 2016. In 2016, he married French-Canadian Geneviève Tremblay;[http://www.montreal.tv/2016/06/le-plus-gros-mariage-de-lannee-a-montreal-a-eu-lieu-ce-week-end-avec-seal-en-vedette/ Montreal TV: "Le plus gros mariage de l’année à Montréal a eu lieu ce week-end avec Seal en vedette"] June 2016 they have two daughters together.
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110219130203/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_21/b3934041_mz009.htm Paul E. Jacobs] - Business Week
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