Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner,Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Prior to co-founding EHV, Jacobson was Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University (CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (“VUMC”)).

During Jacobson’s tenure, VUMC revenues grew from approximately $750 million to $2.5 billion; its Federally funded (NIH) research program moved from twenty-fourth to one of the top ten in the country; it opened over $1.0 billion of newly constructed facilities; it was recognized as a “most-wired” hospital as well as a U. S. News and World Report honor-roll hospital; and, most recently, it was recognized as a Fortune top-100 place to work. Importantly, in his role at VUMC he participated in the oversight of technology transfer operations that resulted in the creation of over 30 companies.