{"id":459,"date":"2024-05-29T08:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T08:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/?page_id=459"},"modified":"2024-12-04T23:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:20:44","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"459\" class=\"elementor elementor-459\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a797195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default e-parent\" data-id=\"1a797195\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f5cfda lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"10f5cfda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1453707c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1453707c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22230083 lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"22230083\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cfab9 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"00cfab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cda0d33 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default e-parent\" data-id=\"cda0d33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ae6abb lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"9ae6abb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21957ee elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21957ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc2130 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fc2130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John  E. Jacob<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8ba68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b8ba68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>John E. Jacob<\/strong> has had two outstanding careers, as a corporate executive and U.S. Civil Rights Leader. He is a former Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (1994-2008). He served on Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Board of Directors and as a member of the company\u2019s Strategy Committee and Business Practices Committee.\u00a0 He also served as Chairman of the Anheuser Busch \u2018s Charitable Contributions Committee. Reporting directly to Chairman &amp; CEO August Busch III. Jacob played a vital role in all U.S. and International business matters.\u00a0 John retired from Anheuser Busch in 2008. John has served on over 16 corporate and charitable boards. i.e. Morgan Stanley, Coca-Cola Enterprise, LTV\u00a0 Corporation, Continental Insurance Company , National Westminster Bancorp USA, Legal Aid Society and The Drucker\u00a0 Foundation etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe0ba37 lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"fe0ba37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a92ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97a92ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1057\" height=\"1051\" src=\"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0545.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1598\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0545.png 1057w, https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0545-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0545-1024x1018.png 1024w, https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0545-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/jake-jacob\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0545-768x764.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5729d9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"a5729d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Book Reads<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"93\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e847900 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default e-parent\" data-id=\"e847900\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd0cdbf lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"cd0cdbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c439cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c439cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before joining Anheuser-Busch Jacob had a 30 year career with the Urban League.\u00a0 In 1965, he joined the Washington, D.C. Urban League as Director of Education and Youth Incentives then as Acting President. Then in 1970 he was selected to be the President &amp; CEO of the San Diego, California Urban League and in 1975 he was appointed President &amp; CEO Washington, D.C.\u00a0 Urban League.\u00a0 In 1979 he was selected as the first Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Operating Officer of the National Urban League. Then in 1982 Jacob was named President &amp; CEO of the National Urban League.\u00a0 During his term as President of the National Urban League, Jacob pushed for social and economic justice for African-Americans and other minority groups. Jacob has received numerous awards and honors for his civil right advocacy i.e. NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award, International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, National Action Network Keepers of the Dream Award etc.\u00a0 Jacob earned both his B.A. degree in economics and M.S.W degree in Social Work at Howard University.\u00a0 Jacob is a Life member of Kappa Alpha Psi\u00a0 fraternity and a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity since 1981. Jacob and his wife Barbara have a daughter Sheryl and a granddaughter Nichelle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b61636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default e-parent\" data-id=\"7b61636\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c91a8db lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"c91a8db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd46ac9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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of color.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d279044 lakit-col-width-auto-no\" data-id=\"d279044\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6cb27c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b6cb27c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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