Gary E. Jacobs

Jacobs was born to a Jewish family, the son of Joan (née Klein) and Irwin M. Jacobs. His father was a co-founder of Linkabit and Qualcomm. He has three brothers:, including Paul E. Jacobs and Hal Jacobs. In 1979, Jacobs earned a B.A. in Management Science from the University of California, San Diego. == Career ==

After college, he worked for his father's companies, first Linkabit and then Qualcomm starting as a programmer, then as a software engineer, and in 1996, as a senior educational specialist working with schools to improve their math and science studies. He left Qualcomm in 2000 to focus on philanthropy. Jacobs is the majority owner of the Class Advanced A, San Diego Padres affiliate, the Lake Elsinore Storm. ==Philanthropy==

In 1999, he and his wife founded the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School. ==Personal life==

In 1983, he married Jerri-Ann Jacobs who is also Jewish. They have four children, including Sara. ==References==