Ken Jacobs

Ken Jacobs is an Ojibway Indian born in 1946 at Curve Lake First Nation near Peterborough, Ontario. Ken returned to school after 10 years of various jobs in manufacturing and graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College after studying Business Administration for three years.

Ken has spent the last 32 years working at different levels of management in government services with First Nations and the Federal government. Ken has an extensive background in managing of personnel and managing programs. Eight years were spent as the senior administrative officer at the First Nation level.

Ken’s present position is Issues Management Advisor with the Ontario Region of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). Ken advises on devolution strategies, policies, issues, systems, and schedules and works within the Lands and Economic Development (LED) directorate developing mechanisms to assist in the transfer of program capability to First Nations.