Gil Jacobs retired as dean of graduate studies and director of the organizational leadership program at Mercyhurst University in May 2015. Prior to joining Mercyhurst, Dr. Jacobs w...view moreGil Jacobs retired as dean of graduate studies and director of the organizational leadership program at Mercyhurst University in May 2015. Prior to joining Mercyhurst, Dr. Jacobs worked as a CPA for fourteen years, and before his business career, he served twenty-four years in the US Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1991. He has a bachelor’s degree from West Point, a master’s degree from the University of Central Texas, and a doctor of philosophy degree from Regent University. Dr. Jacobs is married to Gail Jacobs, and they have five adult children and ten grandchildren.view less