The Economic Club of Chicago
Roland Jacobs is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the financial services and marketing sectors. Currently, Roland serves as a Partner at Tribeca Early Stage Partners, focusing on late seed to Series A investments in FinTech. As the President and CEO of AspireUp since 2002, Roland leads a firm that advises Fortune 1000 clients on strategic marketing and branding challenges. In addition, Roland is an investor and member of Hyde Park Angels and a member of The Economic Club of Chicago. Roland has also held various board positions across multiple organizations and has shared expertise as a guest lecturer at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Prior roles include Chief Marketing Officer at ORBITZ, where Roland contributed to the company's IPO, and VP-Marketing at Petopia. Roland holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from St. Lawrence University, graduating magna cum laude.
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The Economic Club of Chicago
The Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) fosters meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and to cultivate the next generation of civic leadership. Founded in 1927, the ECC has evolved from its roots as a forum for Chicago’s business community into a premier institution that provides intellectually curious members of the business world a platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The ECC does not take an activist role. Rather, by providing a forum for discussion and debate, the ECC advances the development of civic-minded executives who understand and embrace their role in building a better society.