Insurance Practice Leader
James F. Jacobs,
President & CEO – Jacobs Executive Advisors

Related Experience and Accomplishments:

Since 1989, completed assignments exclusively for the insurance industry within virtually all salary grades and functional disciplines.
Extensive knowledge of insurance issues, trends, business models and organizational dynamics.
Project expertise ranging from senior enterprise officers at one end of the spectrum to professional field specialists on the other.
Proven project completion of the most senior and/or strategic staffing assignments including but not limited to: Board Director; CEO; President; CFO; Chief Human Resources Officer; Chief Actuary; EVP & General Counsel; Controller/Chief Accounting Officer; Chief Corporate Communications Officer; Chief Claims Officer; Chief Underwriting Officer; EVP & Division Operating Officer; Director - Internal Audit; and Director - Investor Relations, among others.
Consistent project results that enable clients to acquire best-of-talent professionals who contribute to the achievement of organizational goals.
Demonstrated success in handling complex and sensitive projects, frequently under challenging deadlines.
Skilled at building trust, unlocking thinking, enabling people to reveal themselves and unconscious obstacles.

Noteworthy Facts:

Served as early adviser to National African American Insurance Association.
Regularly called upon by client organizations for information regarding marketplace intelligence and business strategy.
Frequently sought for opinions on staffing, leadership and human talent issues, and concerning matters of business design.
Multiple time recipient of MRINetwork's Top Ten Producing Manager Award.
Nominated for MRINetwork's Person of the Year Award
Founding member of national MRINetwork steering commitee, charged with the mission of advancing organizational excellence
Board Director – MRINetwork Franchise Association

Early Career History:

Ten years of corporate experience founded in corporate banking, providing consulting services to Fortune 100 companies including AT&T, IBM, Ford, General Motors, ExxonMobil, Phillip Morris, Verizon and similar organizations.

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