Biography of Al Jacobs An entrepreneur for nearly a half-century, Al Jacobs holds a civil engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Certificate in Real Estate from the University of California Berkeley, and the designation Certified Property Manager (CPM) from the Institute of Real Estate Management. His investment background encompasses real estate, mortgage loans and corporate securities. An advocate of lifelong learning, he has completed innumerable professional courses including accounting, law, insurance and taxation. In 1968 he co-founded a Beverly Hills-based managemen...