Rick Jacobs, Emeritus professor of psychology at Penn State University and science advisor for Talogy. He has been awarded major research grants from the U.S. Departments of Labor, Transportation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and PNC Bank. Prof. Jacobs is the author of over 70 research articles and book chapters and has given 100 professional presentations.
At Penn State, he is a member of the Schreyer Honors College Distinguished Faculty and their Board of Advisors for the Presidential Leadership Academy. Prof. Jacobs developed the Deloitte Leadership Development Center and is a member of the board of Hillel.
An avid downhill skier, fly fisherman, and collector of Groucho Marx memorabilia, he is often found playing one of the 5-string banjos from his collection.