Neil Jacobson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | CEO |
| Location | Oakland, Ca |
| Introduction | After 29 years of working at Wells Fargo, I retired as a Sr. Vice President to start a disability-focused employment company that specializes in consulting on staffing and placement issues. I quickly realized that there are systemic problems that intrinsically inhibit people with disabilities from working and being productive. Our society holds very low expectations for individuals with disabilities. Defining disability as the “inability to work” in order to receive disability benefits is an inherent disincentive. I am dedicating the rest of my retirement to see that these antiquated policies are changed. I am a person with Cerebral Palsy. I have a significant speech impairment. I use a powered wheelchair and I use personal assistant services for many of my activities of daily living. Since 1983 I've been married to Denise Sherer Jacobson, who also has Cerebral Palsy. We adopted our son David in 1987. Denise and I are active in our community in Oakland, Ca. I am an active board member of Temple Sinai. I have presented at national URJ conferences as well as at Hebrew University in New York. I received a BS in Mathematics from Hofstra University and a MBA at Golden Gate University. |