Mitchell Jacobson
$1.64B
as of 07/05/24
About Mitchell Jacobson
Mitchell Jacobson began working for MSC Direct, an office and industrial equipment distributor founded by his father Sidney, in 1976.
In 1995, Jacobson took over as CEO of the Melville, N.Y.-based firm, which now distributes hundreds of products, from staplers to air conditioners.
Jacobson held the CEO position through 2005 and, since 2013, has been non-executive chairman.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Industrial equipmentResidence
Locust Valley, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/06/51 (age 73)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Brandeis University; Law Degree, New York UniversitySelf-made
inheritedMitchell Jacobson’s fortune is worth
27K
troy ounces of gold
25K
median U.S. household
16K
median U.S. income
0.033%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Mitchell has one sister, Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, whose son Erik is currently the president and CEO of MSC Direct.
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