Neal Jacobs

Neal Jacobs is an experienced finance and operations professional with a robust background in regulatory reporting, investment operations, and platform management. Currently serving as a Regulatory Reporting & Governance Oversight Senior Analyst at Vanguard Asset Management since January 2023, Jacobs also holds a position as an Investment Operations Management Associate at Tilney Smith & Williamson since May 2021. With a long tenure at Investec Asset Management, where Jacobs has been the Investment Platform Operations Team Manager since December 2004, expertise in platform operations has been developed. Previous roles include Fund Strategy Marketing Associate and Fund Strategy Administrator at Rand Merchant Bank, and Securities Trade Booking Associate at the JSE. Academic qualifications include two MBAs from Milpark Business School and Wits Business School, and a Bachelor's degree along with an honors degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand and Milpark Business School.