# Kevin Jacobson

> Kevin Jacobson is the Columbus-based CEO of Foxen, a multifamily property-technology company focused on renters-insurance compliance, rent reporting and pet-policy management. His career moved from technology investment banking and growth investing into operating roles at Kapow and LogicGate before he joined Foxen as president and COO and became CEO in September 2025. Across public interviews, his recurring themes are disciplined systems, direct customer relationships, operational clarity and creating room for employees to stretch into larger responsibilities.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Foxen
- **Organizations:** Foxen, LogicGate, Kapow, Summit Partners, William Blair
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Finance, Miami University, MBA, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Helped lead Kapow back to growth and through its 2018 acquisition by Cvent., As a LogicGate executive, participated in a period in which the company grew annual recurring revenue more than tenfold and raised more than $150 million, according to his 2025 interview., Led Foxen operations during a period when the company reported more than sevenfold revenue growth across four years and more than quadrupled its customer base.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from Miami University in finance.
- **Early career** — Worked in technology investment banking at William Blair and technology investing at Summit Partners.
- **Before 2018** — Served as CFO of corporate-events platform Kapow and helped lead the business through its acquisition by Cvent.
- **2018** — Joined LogicGate as chief financial officer.
- **2020** — Promoted to LogicGate chief operating officer while retaining CFO responsibilities and taking charge of the Global Customer Organization.
- **2022** — Joined Foxen, serving as president and chief operating officer.
- **2025** — Appointed Foxen chief executive officer, effective September 1.

## Achievements

- Helped lead Kapow back to growth and through its 2018 acquisition by Cvent.
- As a LogicGate executive, participated in a period in which the company grew annual recurring revenue more than tenfold and raised more than $150 million, according to his 2025 interview.
- Led Foxen operations during a period when the company reported more than sevenfold revenue growth across four years and more than quadrupled its customer base.
- Became CEO of Foxen effective September 1, 2025.
- Foxen was recognized among Miami University's inaugural RedHawk50 honorees and has appeared repeatedly on the Inc. 5000 during his tenure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared with NetVendor CEO Dave Cooper in a Foxen webinar about closing resident and vendor insurance-compliance gaps.
- **2026-06** — Discussed overlooked multifamily insurance risk and rent reporting on the Multifamily Insights podcast.
- **2026-04** — Joined the Beyond Rent podcast to discuss external relationships, internal culture and personal discipline in business growth.
- **2026-01** — Appeared on SaaS Backwards to explain Foxen's emphasis on operational systems, consistency and relationship-driven sales.
- **2025-09** — Became chief executive officer of Foxen; founder Jay Harkrider moved to executive chairman.

## Links

- Website: https://www.foxen.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-b-jacobson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SaaSBackwardsPodcast

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Last updated: 2026-09-27