Jacob Bernstein is Booz Allen’s secretary and a deputy general counsel. He leads the Office of the Corporate Secretary, supporting the Board of Directors and advising the firm’s senior leadership on matters related to Booz Allen’s status as a public company and global corporate citizen. As a strategic counselor to senior leadership and the Board, Jacob works to enable positive business outcomes across disciplines.
Jacob and his multidisciplinary team of experts are key liaisons to the Board of Directors as its members discharge their fiduciary duties. They also serve as trusted firm advisors on corporate finance and capital allocation, SEC disclosure, Enterprise Responsibility & Sustainability strategy and reporting, stockholder engagement, management of global entities, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. Jacob and his team also provide broad support for our commercial business.
Before joining Booz Allen in 2015, Jacob practiced corporate law with law firms Latham & Watkins LLP and Morrison & Foerster LLP. He serves on the Advisory Committee of the Society for Corporate Governance, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, and is a frequent speaker on corporate law topics.
Jacob received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He has a B.A. in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
