Dr. Paul E. Jacobs

American businessman Paul E. Jacobs served as Qualcomm's former executive chairman. Jacobs, the son of Joan (née Klein) and Irwin M. Jacobs, was born into a Jewish family. Linkabit and Qualcomm both had co-founders who were his father. Gary E. Jacobs, Hal Jacobs, and Jeffrey A. Jacobs are his three brothers (born 1966). In the U.S. House of Representatives, his... read full bio