Jacob Green, MPA, is the CEO of Jacob Green & Associates and is an expert in organization and leadership development. As an Assistant City Manager for the City of San Juan Capistrano and the City of Ontario, he has managed hundreds of employees and managed numerous government departments. As a trainer, keynote speaker, facilitator and coach, Jacob has worked with municipal clients, as well as commercial clients such as Mattel, FedEx, Hyundai Capital, ADP and many others. Because he understands that no cookie-cutter approach can work in today’s fast-paced world, Jacob tailors his services to each unique community and team.
In 2019, Jacob distilled his personal and professional experiences into an Amazon Best-Selling book: “See Change Clearly: Leveraging Adversity to Sharpen Your Vision and Build Resilient Teams.”
Jacob has received numerous awards for his leadership, including the National Caring Award, the Orange County Human Relations Award, Most Inspiring Student at UC Irvine, and is the youngest recipient of the Gene Lentzner Humanitarian Award. Jacob has his Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with a Minor in Management from the University of California, Irvine, his Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from California State University, Long Beach, and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Western University of Health Sciences.