Artificial intelligence is going to change everything, eventually. It’s important to remain grounded with domain-specific expertise to separate hype from reality.

Jake Jacobson

Principal, Consulting, Ernst & Young LLP

Passionate about helping organizations navigate change. Married. Doting dad of daughters. Gopher fan. Avid golfer.

Jake leads the Financial Crimes Compliance solution for the Americas and has more than 25 years of proven experience in the financial services industry. In his role, Jake helps global banking and capital market clients seize meaningful business outcomes by leveraging technology and process innovation. 

The EY Financial Crimes Compliance solution, which is enabled by leading technology- and outcome-oriented business models, combines trusted advisory and managed services capabilities to help clients transform, optimize and operate their critical functions.

Jake earned his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a focus in Strategy & Marketing and has a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Augsburg College.

How Jake is shaping the future with confidence

"In my work with clients, I’m helping global banking institutions manage risk more effectively and efficiently. By focusing on crucial social issues like combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as systemically important financial risks like the capital agenda and regulatory reporting, I am helping build a better working world."

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