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After his graduation from
Linton High School in 1962,
Mr. Jacobson attended Union
College, from which he
graduated in 1967 with a
B.S. in Psychology. In 1969
he graduated with honors
from the New York University
Graduate School of Business,
where he earned his MBA.
Mr. Jacobson’s career in
investment banking saw him
rise to First Vice President
of White, Weld & Co.
Subsequently, he embarked on
his own entrepreneurial
investment banking/private
equity career. In 1984 Mr.
Jacobson formed Jacobson &
Co. for the purpose of
acquiring companies, as well
as providing investment
banking services; in 1989 he
founded Jacobson Partners,
where he has acted as
Managing General Partner, to
make direct equity
investments. Since 1978 Mr.
Jacobson has acquired all or
part of several companies
ranging in size from $15
million to $250 million in
revenue. In addition, he has
served on the boards of
several public and private
corporations and as a
visiting professor at the
University of Virginia’s
Darden Business School.
Mr. Jacobson attributes his
positive experience as a
youth member of the
Schenectady YMCA to his
involvement with the YMCA of
Greater New York, the
largest YMCA in the world.
During Mr. Jacobson’s
oversight of the New York
City YMCA, first as a member
of the Board of Trustees,
then as Chairman of the
Board, the organization
emerged from the brink of
bankruptcy to unprecedented
financial and programmatic
success.
As a Union College alumnus,
Mr. Jacobson has maintained
his connection to
Schenectady, serving on the
Executive Committee and as
Vice Chairman of the Union
College Board of Trustees.
While on the Board, Mr.
Jacobson was instrumental in
the original concept and
initial funding for the
revitalization of Seward
Place.
Mr. Benjamin Jacobson has
made his mark in the world
of business, but he has
never forgotten his roots.
He credits Schenectady with
having inspired his
philanthropic interests, and
his foresight has helped
revitalize our cityscape.
The contributions of Mr.
Jacobson are proudly and
gratefully honored by his
induction into the
Schenectady City School
District Hall of Fame.
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