Jeff Jacobson (born 1959) is an American business executive. Currently the executive chairman of Electronics For Imaging (EFI), he is also an executive partner at SIRIS Capital Group LLC. He previously served as the CEO of EFI, Xerox Corporation, Presstek,ÃÂ Kodak Polychrome Graphics,ÃÂ and as COO of Kodak's Graphic Communications Group.
Born circa 1959, JeffÃÂ JacobsonÃÂ grew up inÃÂ Brooklyn, New York City, The Bronx,ÃÂ andÃÂ Yonkers.ÃÂ HeÃÂ graduated from theÃÂ State University of New York BuffaloÃÂ in 1981 with aÃÂ Bachelor of ScienceÃÂ degree. He then earned aÃÂ master's degreeÃÂ from theÃÂ Cornell UniversityÃÂ School of Industrial Relations, followed by a juris doctor degree from Pace University School of Law. Jacobson is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association. From 1998 to 2005,ÃÂ JacobsonÃÂ held executive positions at Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a joint venture betweenÃÂ KodakÃÂ andÃÂ Sun Chemical. Starting in human resources, he then served as the company's CEO, where according to theÃÂ Rochester Business JournalÃÂ he led a "turnaround" resulting in the sale of the company to Kodak,ÃÂ where he then served asÃÂ chief operating officerÃÂ of Kodak'sÃÂ $3.6 billionÃÂ Graphic Communications Group. From 2007 until 2012 he was president and CEO ofÃÂ Presstek,ÃÂ a manufacturer of digitalÃÂ offset printingÃÂ products, also serving as chairman for three years.
In February 2012, Jacobson joined Xerox as president of Global Graphic Communications Operations, working out of Xerox's headquarters inÃÂ Norwalk, Connecticut. In 2014 he became the president and chief operating officer of Xerox Technology. On June 23, 2016, he was announced as the future CEO of Xerox, succeedingÃÂ Ursula Burns. He became Xerox CEO on January 1, 2017, also joining the board.ÃÂ He announced a number of changes at Xerox in 2017,ÃÂ including its largest product launch, as well as a new focus on "small and midsize" companies to "cut dependence on its large enterprise customers," with the latter seen by analysts as a declining market.ÃÂ Also overseeing job cutsÃÂ and an effort to achieve "$1.5 billion in improved operational efficiencies,"ÃÂ he described Xerox as "pursuing R&D" in areas such asÃÂ content management,ÃÂ graphic communications,ÃÂ printed electronics,ÃÂ smart labels, and "direct-to-object" printing techniques. In June 2017, he was a signatory on theÃÂ CEO Action for Diversity & InclusionÃÂ initiative. On May 1, 2018, Xerox announced that under a deal with dissident investorÃÂ Carl Icahn,ÃÂ JacobsonÃÂ would resign as chief executive and director. Three days later, the company announced that the deal would not go into effect, although on May 16, 2018, heÃÂ was indeed succeeded by John Visentin. JacobsonÃÂ was then appointed executive chairmanÃÂ ofÃÂ Electronics for ImagingÃÂ (EFI),ÃÂ a technology company headquarteredÃÂ inÃÂ Fremont, California, in July 2019.ÃÂ He also became an executive partner at Siris Capital, EFI's owner,ÃÂ and on August 13, 2019, heÃÂ was appointed EFI's new chief executive officer. In January 2023, Jacobson was succeeded as EFI CEO by Frank Pennisi, with Jacobson continuing to serve as EFI chairman. Jacobson also became executive chairman of Fiery, a new EFI spinoff company. The University at Buffalo School of Management awarded him its Centennial Achievement and Impact Award in Sept. 2023.