DR. DEAN JACOBSON

Corporate Board Profile

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SRH Total Return Fund, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-09	Dr. Dean Jacobson, Director. Dr. Jacobson joined the Board in 2006 and sits on the boards of each of the three Affiliated Funds; BTF since 2004, DNY since 2007, and FF since 2003. He has significant executive and business experience and extensive academic qualifications. Since 1985, Dr. Jacobson has been president and CEO of Forensic Engineering, Inc., a consulting engineering firm providing scientific and technical expertise in a number of areas where discovery related to property damage and/or personal injury is necessary (e.g., accident reconstruction, failure and design analysis of products, animation and simulation of fires, explosions and mechanical system functions). He sits on the boards of directors of Southwest Mobile Storage Inc. (1995 to Present), Arizona State University Foundation, (1999 to 2009) and Arizona State University Sun Angel Foundation (past chairman) (1995 to Present). He is a Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University (“ASU”) and held a number of faculty and advisory positions at ASU between 1971 and 1997, including director of the Science and Engineering of Materials Ph.D. program and tenured professor of Engineering, and he has also served as a professor and/or research assistant at the University of California at Los Angeles (“UCLA”) (1964 to 1969) and the University of Notre Dame (“Notre Dame”) (1957 to 1963). Dr. Jacobson is a renowned expert in business engineering processes and has published over 130 scholarly and peer-reviewed research articles in numerous academic, research and business journals and publications. He holds two patents and a number of professional and business designations. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Notre Dame, and a Ph.D. from UCLA. In addition to his substantial academic and business experience, the Board believes that Dr. Jacobson brings to the Board a strong intellect and exceptional and proven analytical skills. His forensics engineering and consulting business exposes him to a diversity of complicated issues requiring him to effectively analyze highly technical systems, formulate complicated opinions and articulate convincing conclusions, the same set of skills required to be an effective member of the board of directors of a public company. The Board believes that Dr. Jacobson’s intellect and critical thinking add an important analytical dimension to the Board. In addition, since joining the board of directors of FF in 2003, Dr. Jacobson has gained substantial board and closed-end investment company experience and, together with the other Directors, has dealt skillfully with a broad range of complex issues vis-à-vis the Fund and Affiliated Funds.
2022-01-25	Dr. Dean Jacobson is listed as a Director of the Fund.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2010-04-09

Dr. Dean Jacobson, Director. Dr. Jacobson joined the Board in 2006 and sits on the boards of each of the three Affiliated Funds; BTF since 2004, DNY since 2007, and FF since 2003. He has significant executive and business experience and extensive academic qualifications. Since 1985, Dr. Jacobson has been president and CEO of Forensic Engineering, Inc., a consulting engineering firm providing scientific and technical expertise in a number of areas where discovery related to property damage and/or personal injury is necessary (e.g., accident reconstruction, failure and design analysis of products, animation and simulation of fires, explosions and mechanical system functions). He sits on the boards of directors of Southwest Mobile Storage Inc. (1995 to Present), Arizona State University Foundation, (1999 to 2009) and Arizona State University Sun Angel Foundation (past chairman) (1995 to Present). He is a Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University (“ASU”) and held a number of faculty and advisory positions at ASU between 1971 and 1997, including director of the Science and Engineering of Materials Ph.D. program and tenured professor of Engineering, and he has also served as a professor and/or research assistant at the University of California at Los Angeles (“UCLA”) (1964 to 1969) and the University of Notre Dame (“Notre Dame”) (1957 to 1963). Dr. Jacobson is a renowned expert in business engineering processes and has published over 130 scholarly and peer-reviewed research articles in numerous academic, research and business journals and publications. He holds two patents and a number of professional and business designations. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Notre Dame, and a Ph.D. from UCLA. In addition to his substantial academic and business experience, the Board believes that Dr. Jacobson brings to the Board a strong intellect and exceptional and proven analytical skills. His forensics engineering and consulting business exposes him to a diversity of complicated issues requiring him to effectively analyze highly technical systems, formulate complicated opinions and articulate convincing conclusions, the same set of skills required to be an effective member of the board of directors of a public company. The Board believes that Dr. Jacobson’s intellect and critical thinking add an important analytical dimension to the Board. In addition, since joining the board of directors of FF in 2003, Dr. Jacobson has gained substantial board and closed-end investment company experience and, together with the other Directors, has dealt skillfully with a broad range of complex issues vis-à-vis the Fund and Affiliated Funds.

2022-01-25

Dr. Dean Jacobson is listed as a Director of the Fund.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30