Date and Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Mike Jacob
Vice President & General Counsel, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association @PMSAship
Presentation Description
Speaker Biography
Mike serves as General Counsel and Vice President of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. Mike advises PMSA on legal, statutory and regulatory matters, and regularly testifies on behalf of industry at administrative and legislative hearings. He is also the association’s liaison with outside counsel and advocates. Mike is a regular lecturer and presenter at industry conferences and events, including for the Pacific Admiralty Seminar, California Maritime Leadership Symposium, the International Bar Association, Transportation Research Board, and the US State Department.
Prior to joining PMSA Mike worked in various capacities in the California state legislature as well as providing strategic consulting to local transportation agencies in the Bay Area, including the Port of Oakland and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
Mike earned a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law and holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the US Supreme Court Bar as well as the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Mike is a member of the Advisory Council to the CSU – Cal Maritime Academy School of Letters & Sciences. In addition, Mike is also active in regional land use and housing affordability issues, having served on the Alameda County Planning Commission for 12 years and as current member of the Board of a large non-profit affordable housing development company.
