Paul Jacobs is UC Berkeley’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year

EECS alumnus Paul E. Jacobs (B.S. ’84/M.S. ’86/Ph.D. ’89) has been named U.C. Berkeley’s 2017 Alumnus of the Year. After graduating from Berkeley, Paul rose up the ranks at Qualcomm, which had been co-founded by his father, and is currently serving as Executive Chairman. He won the IEEE Weber Managerial Leadershiip Award in 2014 and the Distinguished Industry Leader Award in 2015. Paul has donated millions of dollars to the College of Engineering and CITRIS, endowed an engineering professorship, served on a number of important University boards, and funded the creation of the eponymous Jacob’s Hall.