Dave Jacob has been a successful businessman, pilot and professional bowler over his varied career. Jacob spent 18 years at EDS, a worldwide systems integration public company, in technical development, management and sales in the healthcare and manufacturing sectors. He was the CEO of Data Solutions Corporation, a subsidiary of Data General, before founding JSI in 1993 and Davalen, LLC in 2006. He continues as a managing partner. Earlier in his career, Dave entered the Naval Flight program and served as the maintenance officer at the US Navy Test Pilot school before his honorable discharge in 1972. Jacob earned his bachelors degree in Applied Math and Physics from Florida State University. In addition, Jacob has served on the board of various charities in the past and is now active at Home Away Boston, the Social Impact Center in Boston and the Presbyterian Church in Sudbury. He currently lives in Sudbury, MA with his wife Kathy and dotes on his five grandsons and one granddaughter.
