About Jeremy Jacobs, Sr. & family
- Jeremy Jacobs is chairman of concessions juggernaut Delaware North, a private company that serves 500 million people per year across four continents.
- The business was founded in 1915 by his father, who began by selling popcorn and peanuts
- The New York-based company is currently considered a global leader in hospitality management & food service management.
- Jacobs is also the owner of the NHL's Boston Bruins ice hockey team, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.
- In early 2019, Jacobs began handing control of the Boston Bruins team and Delaware North to his six children.
Wealth History
HOVER TO REVEAL NET WORTH BY YEAR
Forbes Lists
#697
Billionaires (2024)
#273
Forbes 400 (2023)
The Richest Person In America’s 50 Largest Cities (2016)
Personal Stats
- Age
- 84
- Source of Wealth
- Food service
- Self-Made Score
- 5
- Philanthropy Score
- 2
- Residence
- East Aurora, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 6
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, SUNY Buffalo
Did you know
Jacobs owns a Florida restaurant with legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, with whom he shares a birthday.
Jacobs pledged $30 million in 2015 to the University at Buffalo, his alma mater, which renamed its medical school after him.
Related People & Companies
Philip Anschutz
Competitor
Ann Walton Kroenke
Competitor
Boston Bruins
Owns Boston Bruins
Terrence Pegula
Competitor
SUNY, Buffalo (University at Buffalo)
Attended the school
Buffalo, NY
Resides in Buffalo, NY Metropolitan Area
More on Forbes
3 minutes ago
Generative AI Existential Doomsday Risk Also Has These Everyday Human Rights Risks Too, But It Isn’t All Bad
Thinking beyond the specter of generative AI as existential doomsday risk, we should also give due to everyday human rights risks, as per a recent United Nations report.
ByLance EliotContributor
3 minutes ago
Shot Five Times, A Ukrainian Soldier Lay Dying. So He Signaled A Drone, And Prayed It Was Ukrainian.
Dmytro’s drone gamble paid off—with swift rescue by an M-2 Bradley fighting vehicle.
ByDavid AxeForbes Staff
3 minutes ago
The Beatles Are Back With Two Of Their Most Successful Albums
The Beatles' 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 compilations both return to the U.K. albums chart simultaneously this week.
ByHugh McIntyreSenior Contributor
9 minutes ago
Supreme Court Ethics Controversies: Alito’s Remarks On Secret Recording Draw Concern
Alito agreed with an undercover documentary filmmaker who said the U.S. should return "to a place of godliness."
ByAlison DurkeeForbes Staff
13 minutes ago
X Fact Checks Elon Musk After He Blasts Apple-OpenAI Partnership As ‘Creepy’ Privacy Nightmare
Musk’s comments “misrepresents what was actually announced,” his own Community Notes fact-checking system on X said after the billionaire savaged Apple’s partnership with OpenAI as a “creepy” privacy nightmare.
ByRobert HartForbes Staff
32 minutes ago
Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Guide 2024: Alcohol Gift Boxes
Here are eight great alcohol related gift baskets, boxes, subscriptions, and more that you can get for a last-minute Father's Day gift.
ByHudson LindenbergerContributor
44 minutes ago
Haaland ‘Closer To Joining FC Barcelona Than Real Madrid’, Reports El Nacional
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is closer to joining FC Barcelona than bitter rivals Real Madrid in the future according to the Catalan media.
ByTom SandersonSenior Contributor
45 minutes ago
Formula E Returning To Miami In 2025; Will Race At Homestead
Formula E has released the 2025 schedule, and with it the series will move from Portland to Miami. The wildcard is a potential second race in the U.S.
ByMaury BrownSenior Contributor
1 hour ago
Manufacturing Industry Trends 2024: The Economy, AI, And Supply Chain
Fictiv CEO Dave Evans reveals 2024 manufacturing trends and insights from the 9th Annual State of Manufacturing Report.
ByDave EvansContributor
2 hours ago
Utah Sues TikTok, Alleging TikTok Live Is ‘A Virtual Strip Club’ For Minors
Utah’s governor and attorney general announced a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging youth are pushed to perform sexually suggestive acts for gifts and money on TikTok Live.
ByAlexandra S. LevineForbes Staff
2 hours ago
‘Elon Doesn’t Care About Tesla Anymore’: Musk’s Biggest Fans Are Turning On Him
Ahead of a shareholder vote on his pay, Musk faces strident resistance from previously reliable sources who now question his commitment to the company.
ByAlan OhnsmanForbes Staff
2 hours ago
U.S. Golf Travel Approaches Record Territory, In Pinehurst And Beyond
Post-pandemic demand for golf travel remains exceptionally strong at destinations like the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, the site of this week’s U.S. Open.
ByErik MatuszewskiContributor
2 hours ago
Ranger Suarez Gives Philadelphia Phillies Tremendous Pitching Boost
Unheralded lefty, Ranger Suarez, is among the many reasons the Phillies pitching staff is off to a division winning pace.
ByBernie PleskoffContributor
Jun 6, 2024
Changes In AI Are Happening Quickly: What Are The Challenges?
Jeremy Wertheimer, Cofounder of ITA Software, speaks on the challenge of using AI for good in our society. The landscape is changing so quickly, but Wertheimer urges the time to act is now-before education is too limiting to for underserved communities to grasp.
ByKristin HuntForbes Staff
COUNCIL POST| Membership (fee-based)
Jun 6, 2024
Family Office Or Family Business: A Critical Distinction
A family office is distinctlydifferent from what many might consider a business run by family members.The primary distinction lies in the purpose andstructure.
ByDJ Van KeurenForbes Councils Member
May 21, 2012
