Neil H. Jacoby

Neil Herman Jacoby (September 19, 1909 – May 31, 1979) was a university professor and public servant and was widely recognized as an expert on matters of taxation, finance, economic policy, and business-government relationships.

He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1937 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1938.

[1] Jacoby then served as a professor and administrator at the University of Chicago from 1938 to 1948.

In 1948 he returned to academic life by becoming Dean of the University of California Graduate School of Business Administration.

During this time he also served as a member of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Council of Economic Advisers (1953–1955), and as a U.S. Representative to the U.S. Economic and Social Council (1957).