Lou M. Jacobs | |
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Born | Louis Michael Jacobs January 10, 1964 Buffalo, New York |
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater | B.A., M.B.A. Harvard University |
Occupation | Co-Chief Executive Officer of Delaware North |
Known for | Co-Chief Executive Officer of Delaware North |
Spouse(s) | Joan Jacobs (née Babcook) |
Children | 2 |
Lou M. Jacobs (born January 10, 1964) is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Delaware North,[1] the family business currently chaired by Jacobs' father, Jeremy Jacobs.
Delaware North
On January 6, 2015 Delaware North Chairman Jeremy Jacobs relinquished the title of CEO and named Lou Jacobs, along with his brother Jerry Jacobs Jr., Co-CEO's.[2] He has worked with the company since 1989, and served in roles with both the gaming division and Delaware North International before returning to the company's headquarters in Buffalo, NY in 1995, when he was named Executive Vice President.[3] In 2003, Jacobs was named to Sports Business Journal's annual "Forty Under 40" list.[4]
Philanthropy
He serves as a trustee of the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, part of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.[5] Jacobs and his family have also contributed significantly to the Martin House Restoration project[6] (which aims to restore one of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright's designs), and Jacobs serves as a director of the Martin House Restoration Corporation.[7]
Family life
In 1989, Jacobs married Joan Babcook at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Buffalo. Mrs. Jacobs was a student at Boston College at the time of her marriage. She worked as a groom at Old Salem Farm in New York . Her father served as mayor of Sloatsburg, New York.[8] They live in East Aurora, New York, and Wellington, Florida, with their daughter and son.
References
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/01/06/jeremy-jacobs-stepping-aside-as-delware-north.html?page=all
- ^ http://media.delawarenorth.com/delaware+north+companies/jeremy-jacobs-jr-and-louis-jacobs-named-co-chief-executive-officers-for-global-hospitality-leader-delaware-north-charlie-jacobs-named-chief-executive-officer-delaware-norths-boston-holdings.htm
- ^ Corporate Bio: Delaware North Companies
- ^ Sports Business Journal: "Forty Under 40," Past Winners.
- ^ Roswell Park Cancer Institute: Alliance Foundation Boards.
- ^ Buffalo Rising: Delaware North Companies and Jacobs Family Make Major Gift to Further Martin House Restoration
- ^ Corporate Bio: Delaware North Companies
- ^ "Joan Babcook Weds Louis M. Jacobs". New York Times. August 6, 1989