Amanda Kauff Jacobson ’94

Amanda Jacobson is a leader in nonprofits, holding posts on several boards. In addition to her role on Trinity’s Board of Trustees, she serves on the board of Camp Sloane YMCA, which she attended for 13 years, and the Sconset Trust. She also volunteers her time with the Friends of Holland Park, the West London Synagogue, and Ubuntu Pathways. Jacobson previously served on Trinity’s Board of Fellows.

Jacobson earned a B.A. in art history from Trinity, spending part of her junior year in Florence, Italy, studying art history, architecture, and Italian language. She went on to work 11 years in book publishing in New York City, collaborating with authors including Michael Crichton, Bill Clinton, Haruki Murakami, and Anne Rice at firms including Random House, where she served as director of sales marketing of Alfred A. Knopf, and St. Martin’s Press, where she served as national account manager.

In 2005, Jacobson left her career in publishing to move to London with her husband, Blair; they continue to reside there with their two children.