Jacob Wood

Travis Manion Memorial Fellow

Jake Wood currently serves as President of Team Rubicon, the organization he co-founded with friends Jeff Lang and William McNulty following the massive earthquake in Haiti. As President, Jake is focusing on establishing Team Rubicon's corporate groundwork in order to provide sustainability and scalability.

Prior to the earthquake in Haiti, Jake served four years in the United States Marine Corps. He was the Honor Graduate of his platoon in boot camp at MCRD San Diego and continued his training at the Camp Pendleton School of Infantry. Jake graduated at the top of his SOI class of over 300 students and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. In 2007 he deployed with 2/7 to Iraq's Anbar Province as a Fire Team Leader. Following an IED blast in which his squad leader was wounded severely, Jake was combat meritoriously promoted to Corporal and made squad leader. Following his tour, Jake was awarded the Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal with "V" for valor in the face of the enemy.

Upon returning from Iraq Jake was offered a spot in the prestigious Scout-Sniper Platoon. He attended the Scout Sniper Basic Course at Camp Pendleton and graduated 11 weeks later first in his class, winning the Jim Gulardi Award. He once again deployed with 2/7, this time to Afghanistan's Helmand Valley in 2008. Jake finished his career as an instructor at the Pre Scout Sniper Course in Camp Pendleton.

Jake holds a bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin with a double major in Business and Political Science. He played football for the Badgers all four years on a full athletic scholarship, and was twice selected to the Academic All-Big Ten football team. Jake will be attending UCLA's Anderson School of Management in the fall as a fellow, focusing on Entrepreneurial Studies and Finance.

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