Paul E. Jacobs

For other people named Paul Jacobs, see Paul Jacobs (disambiguation).

Paul E. Jacobs
Paul E. Jacobs at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in 2010
Born	(1962-10-30) October 30, 1962
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	CEO of Qualcomm
Parents	Irwin M. Jacobs

Paul E. Jacobs is the current Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm.

Education

Paul E. Jacobs received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

Paul E. Jacobs has been Chief Executive Officer of the company since July 2005, having previous to that date served as the Group President of Qualcomm Wireless and Internet Group from July 2001. Jacobs started with the company as an engineer in the wireless technology development group in 1990.

Compensation

While CEO of Qualcomm in 2008, Paul E. Jacobs earned a total compensation of $18,567,015, which included a base salary of $1,112,218, a cash bonus of $2,909,000, and options granted of $14,021,335.

See also

• Qualcomm

External links

• Paul E. Jacobs - Business Week