MEET OREN

Oren Jacobson is a public leader, civic entrepreneur, and organizational builder focused on one central question: How does meaningful progress actually happen?

His work explores how people, institutions, and communities move difficult challenges forward by building trust, translating complexity into practical action, and creating the conditions for greater opportunity, agency, freedom, and shared progress.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Project Shema, where he helps organizations navigate complex social challenges through bridge-building, pluralism, and thoughtful leadership. He is also the co-founder of Men4Choice, where he developed one of the nation's leading models for engaging and mobilizing men into the fight for reproductive freedom by transforming passive supporters into active stakeholders.

Across every organization he builds, Oren's mission is the same: helping people build meaningful progress — and how serious leadership can turn complexity into practical movement that strengthens communities, institutions, and the American future.