Jacobs has led about 500 acquisitions and raised more than $20 billion in capital. He graduated from Northfield Mount Herman School, Bennington College, and Brown University. Bradley S. Jacobs is also the co-founder of United Rentals, the founder of United Waste Systems and Hamilton Resources, and the co-founder of Amerex Oil Associates. He was inducted into the American Rental Association’s Hall of Fame in 2009 and named American Shipper’s Person of the Year in 2015. In 2018 he was ranked as the 7th Top CEO in France by Glassdoor