He is the President and CEO of the World Academy of Art & Science; chairman of the board and CEO of the World University Consortium; Managing Editor of Cadmus Journal; President of The Mother’s Service Society; Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Person-Centered Approach Institute, Italy; executive director of the International Center for Peace and Development in Napa, California; and a full member of the Club of Rome.

In the early 1970s, Jacobs began to conduct research at The Mother’s Service Society on the theory and practice of individual, organizational and social development.

Long before criticism of GDP became prevalent, he called for alternative measures of economic development[2][3] and tested a new index applicable to rural areas of India.

[15] Jacobs was the lead author as well as editor of the commission’s report to the United Nations entitled Uncommon Opportunities: Agenda for Peace & Equitable Development.

[16] He also co-chaired ICPF task forces that developed strategies for generating global full employment and for economic transition in Eastern Europe.