Jacobs is chairman and CEO of QXO, Inc., North America's largest distributor and installer of insulation, the second-largest distributor of roofing products, the second-largest publicly traded distributor of lumber and building materials, and the largest distributor of waterproofing products. He is the author of How to Make a Few Billion Dollars and its sequel, How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars.

Jacobs is a career CEO and business builder with a unique track record of creating outsized value for shareholders. He has founded and led eight companies, all of which he grew into billion-dollar or multi-billion-dollar businesses. He’s completed approximately 500 M&A transactions and raised more than $60 billion in institutional capital.

Over the course of his career, Jacobs has completed approximately 500 acquisitions, raised around $60 billion in institutional capital, and created iconic organizations that have transformed industry practices through technology.