Paul E. Jacobs

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Paul E. Jacobs

Paul E. Jacobs at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in 2010
Born (1962-10-30) October 30, 1962
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Occupation Executive Chairman of Qualcomm
Parent(s) Irwin M. Jacobs

Paul E. Jacobs, Ph.D. (born October 30, 1962) is an American businessman and the current Executive Chairman of Qualcomm.[1]

Education

Dr. Jacobs is the son of Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs, Qualcomm's founder. Following his father into electrical engineering, he received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.[2][3]

Career

Paul E. Jacobs has been Executive Chairman of Qualcomm Incorporated since March 2009.[4] He had been the Chief Executive Officer of the company from July 2005 to March 2014, and previous to that date served as the Group President of Qualcomm Wireless and Internet Group from July 2001. Jacobs started with the company as an engineer in the wireless technology development group in 1990.

On 13 December 2013, Qualcomm announced that Jacobs will step down and be replaced by president and COO Steve Mollenkopf as of 4 March 2014.[5]

In 2014, Jacobs was recognized by Qualcomm employees via Glassdoor's annual survey as among "the top 10 CEOs at U.S. Tech Companies".[6]

Awards and Honors

In 2015 he received the [7] Distinguished Industry Leader Award, and in 2014 received the IEEE Ernst Weber Managerial Leadership Award.[8] His other awards include:[4]

See also

References

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