George Jacob

George Jacob is an experienced R&D Manager with a strong focus on People, Technology, and Innovation. At DuPont, since March 2018, George holds dual roles as the DuPont Kingston Technology Centre Site Leader and DuPont Canada Innovation Leader, while also serving as the Global Technology Talent Access Strategy Leader. Previously, from June 2006 to February 2018, George worked at Dow as a Senior R&D Manager in Electronic Materials and R&D Manager in Core R&D. With expertise in leading over 50 researchers across various businesses and applications, George holds both an MS and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, with a specialization in Polymer Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.