He earned a double degree Ph.D. in innovation and learning from the Danish Technological Institute and Aarhus University’s School of Business and Social Sciences. Since 2012, Jacob has been a visiting scholar at the Rensselaer Lally School of Management where he is part of the Research Group for Radical Innovation. Jacob's work has been featured in publications including the Scandinavian Journal of Management, the Journal of Organization Design, the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, and the International Journal of Innovation and Learning.