Jacob is an international investor, strategist, businessman, and Hashemite Royal. He has been recognized as an advisor and rising leader by the United Nations in 2018. Jacob is a great-great grandson of King Ali Bin Hussein, the Grand Sharif and Emir of Hejaz. Jacob is the founder and chief executive officer of the Private Office of H.E. Jacob A Hashemi, a company with investments in technology, energy, financial services, defense, and real estate across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The office maintains holdings in, but not limited to, companies such as Palantir Technologies, SAIC, Saudi Aramco, Lucid Motors, Bank Melli Iran, Arab Bank (Jordan), Qatar National Bank, Telegram, the Tysons I & III tower developments in northern Virginia, the Ritz Carlton of Amman (Jordan), and the Zaha Hadid Tower that hosts the headquarters of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad. Jacob’s bold vision for the future involves the integration of technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, space exploration, and life extension to create new highly aligned communities capable of collective action- all while both preserving and developing the best aspects of our cultural heritage and legacy.