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Charlie Jacobs
Principal
Charlie Jacobs is a principal of Delaware
North Companies and a member of the senior
leadership team that guides the company’s global
operations. He oversees the Jacobs family’s
business and philanthropic activities in Boston,
including the Boston Bruins hockey franchise and
the charitable Boston Bruins Foundation,
of which he is president.
He is also responsible for the TD Garden,
Boston’s premier entertainment and sports
arena. Home to the Boston Bruins, the arena
was privately financed, a path-breaking model
that many other major sports teams have
since adopted.
During summer breaks while attending Boston
College, Jacobs worked for Delaware North in
various positions, including a stint in Wisconsin
lobbying for gaming legislation. After graduation,
Jacobs accepted a position with the Los Angeles
Kings hockey team, holding positions in the
finance, marketing and sales divisions. He later
joined the product and services division of TRW
Systems Integration Group before becoming
president and CEO of Total Media Group in
San Francisco. He had responsibility for the
management and operations of the company
and all of its operating units and led the
company through dramatic growth, including
the development of three new business segments:
Web development (Total Net), interactive media
(Total Interactive) and broadcast design. The
San Francisco-based venture gave him deep
appreciation for what it takes to make a business
successful. He still serves on the company’s board.
“I can tell you about the weekends spent at the
office and the late-night phone calls about
problems that needed to be fixed,” says Jacobs.
“I see Delaware North through a lens that I
wouldn’t have if I hadn’t worked outside and
then returned.”
When he returned to the family business, the
opportunity to focus on the Boston Bruins
franchise was tailor-made for Jacobs. An avid
sports fan and enthusiast, he plays hockey in
his spare time and is also an accomplished
equestrian. In fact, it is Jacobs’ involvement in
the sports world that earned him the title of one
of the most influential leaders in sports awarded
to those bright stars in the industry under 40
years of age. He received the same honor from
the business community in his home city of
Boston when he was named one of Boston’s 40
under 40 leaders to be watched in their fields.