Brad Jacobs
Born (1956-08-03) August 3, 1956
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
EducationNorthfield Mount Hermon School
Alma materBennington College
Brown University
OccupationBusinessman
Known for

Brad Jacobs (born August 3, 1956) is an American businessman.[1] Jacobs is executive chairman of XPO, Inc.,[2] and non-executive chairman of RXO Inc. and GXO Logistics,[3] both of which are spin-off companies from XPO Inc.

Early life and education

Jacobs was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Charlotte Sybil (née Bander) (1929–2013) and Albert Jordan Jacobs (1927–2018).[4][5] His father was a fashion jewellery importer.[5] He graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School and then went on to attend Bennington College and Brown University where he studied music and mathematics but dropped out in 1976 to take a job as an oil trader.[6][7]

Career

Jacobs has created seven corporations, five of which are publicly traded: XPO Logistics and its spin-offs, GXO Logistics in 2021 and RXO in 2022; United Rentals; and United Waste Systems.[8]

In 1979,[9] Jacobs co-founded Amerex Oil Associates Inc., an oil brokerage firm.[10] Jacobs was the company's CEO until it was sold in 1983.[11][12] In 1984, Jacobs moved to London and founded Hamilton Resources Ltd., where he conducted oil trading deals.[12]

In 1989, Jacobs founded United Waste Systems in Greenwich, Connecticut, and began consolidating small waste collection companies that had overlapping routes in rural areas. Jacobs served as chairman and chief executive officer, and in 1992 he took the company public.[13][14] Jacobs sold United Waste Systems to USA Waste Services Inc. (now Waste Management, Inc.) for $2.5 billion.[11]

In September 1997, Jacobs formed United Rentals, serving as the new company's chairman and chief executive officer.[15] During late 1997 and early 1998, Jacobs grew the company through a strategy of consolidating equipment rental dealers in North America.[16][17] He took the company public in December 1997 on the New York Stock Exchange.[18]

In 2010, he established Jacobs Private Equity LLC, to invest in a single company.[19][20][21]

In 2011, Jacobs invested approximately $150 million in XPO (then named Express-1 Expedited Solutions), a transportation and third-party logistics provider.[20][22] He became chairman of the board[23][3] and CEO[24][25] and gained ownership of approximately 71 percent of the company.[26] The company was later listed the New York Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol XPO.[27] In August 2021, XPO completed its spin-off of GXO Logistics, and Jacobs became non-executive chairman of GXO's board of directors.[28][29][30] In August 2022, Jacobs announced plans to step aside as CEO of XPO Logistics but remain executive chairman.[31][3] In November 2022, XPO completed its spin-off of RXO, and Jacobs became RXO's non-executive chairman.[3] In 2023, he announced the upcoming release of his book How to Make a Few Billion Dollars.[32]

Bibliography

  • How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. 2024. ISBN 979-8886451740[33][34][35]

Personal life

Jacobs is married to Lamia Jacobs; they have four children.[6] Jacobs and his wife live in Greenwich, Connecticut.[18] Jacobs is an art collector with works by Picasso, de Kooning, Calder, Lichtenstein and others.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Black, Thomas (October 17, 2022). "Brad Jacobs Is on the Hunt. Investors Should Pay Attention". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ Lublin, Joann (November 27, 2022). "XPO's Billionaire Chairman Brad Jacobs Is Hunting for His Next Big Deal". Time. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Young, Liz (August 4, 2022). "Brad Jacobs Will Step Aside as CEO of XPO Logistics". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Charlotte Sybil (Bander) Jacobs (1929–2013)". The Providence Journal. April 8, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Albert Jordan Jacobs (1927–2018)". The Providence Journal. May 31, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Near Misses". Forbes. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "From sapling to pure-play LTL: The story of XPO Logistics under Jacobs". Trucking Dive. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bradley Jacobs: The maestro of mergers". Forbes India. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ "The big bet of Brad Jacobs". www.dcvelocity.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023. At 23, Jacobs co-founded Amerex Oil Associates Inc., a New Jersey-based oil brokerage firm, and served as its CEO until the firm was sold in 1983.
  10. ↑ "June 4, 2005 Entrepreneur tells of unknown future". StamfordAdvocate. May 10, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  11. 1 2 "The big bet of Brad Jacobs". DCVelocity. January 9, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Greenwich's XPO Logistics CEO candid about French acquisition". StamfordAdvocate. July 27, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ "United Rentals, Inc. – Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  14. ↑ "StackPath". www.rermag.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Chief Executive Plans to Leave United Rentals". The New York Times. September 30, 2003. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  16. ↑ Lipin, Steven (June 17, 1998). "United Rentals Business Bores Everyone Except Shareholders". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  17. ↑ "The earth mover". Forbes. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 Gara, Antoine (April 10, 2018). "Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned A $63M Bet Into A $12 Billion Transportation Empire". Forbes (magazine). Retrieved July 1, 2018. He read up on oil brokers and then cold-called his way into the business, enlisting the legendary Ludwig Jesselson, head of commodity house Phillip Brothers, as a mentor.
  19. ↑ "Wealthiest People in CT: 10. Bradley Jacobs". www.hartfordbusiness.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Jacobs puts $150 million into Express-1, aims big". Reuters. June 14, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Jacobs completes equity investment; Express-1 now XPO Logistics". Commercial Carrier Journal. September 3, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Express-1 Expedited Solutions Announces First Quarter 2011 Conference Call". NBC News. May 5, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  23. ↑ "XPO's Billionaire Chairman Is Hunting for His Next Big Deal". Time. November 27, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  24. ↑ "The big bet of Brad Jacobs". dcvelocity.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  25. ↑ A. Ananthalakshmi (October 6, 2011). "DealTalk: Brad Jacobs: a U.S. transport serial acquirer". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  26. ↑ Zimmerman, Kevin (November 17, 2017). "XPO Logistics: Fast growth through acquisitions and management style". Westfair Communications. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Jacobs has big plans for Express-1 expediter". GreenwichTime. February 7, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Fortune 500 company XPO Logistics' revenues jump 44% before spin-off: 'The future looks bright'". GreenwichTime. July 29, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Spin-off of GXO Logistics from XPO Logistics is a done deal". Logistics Management. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  30. ↑ "XPO completes spinoff of GXO, which begins trading today". Westfair Communications. August 2, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  31. ↑ Young, Liz (August 4, 2022). "Brad Jacobs Will Step Aside as CEO of XPO Logistics". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  32. ↑ Hall, Phil (October 16, 2023). "M&A, Brad Jacobs-style". Westfair Communications. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  33. ↑ Jacobs, Brad (January 15, 2024). How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. Greenleaf Book Group Press. ISBN 979-8-88645-174-0.
  34. ↑ "Billionaire Brad Jacobs reveals his recipe for building a business empire | Fox Business Video". Fox Business. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  35. ↑ Brady, Diane. "Meet The Billionaire Who Built Seven Billion-Dollar Companies". Forbes. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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