Lowell E. Jacoby
Vice Admiral Lowell Edwin Jacoby, USN (born August 28, 1945) was the 14th director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Previously he was Director for Intelligence (J-2) Joint Staff in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1999 to 2002, and the Director of Naval Intelligence and commander, Office of Naval Intelligence from 1997 to 1999. He was the Director for Intelligence, U.S. Pacific Command from 1994 to 1997 and Commander, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific from 1992 to 1994. He was Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1990 to 1992. Early life Jacoby was born on August 28, 1945, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, before spending a year in Storrs, Connecticut, where his father pursued his doctorate at the University of Connecticut. The family relocated to Manchester, Connecticut, where he attended Grades 3 through his sophomore year in high school. The family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, where he completed high school at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland, in 1963. Education He attended the University of Maryland and received a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in 1967 with a Major in Economics and a Minor in Government