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Jacob Rob

Jacob Rob is a Senior at Princeton University majoring in Public and International Affairs. He is the Executive Officer and Ranger Challenge Captain for Princeton’s Army ROTC program. Jacob served on Princeton’s Student Government, is a research assistant for Empirical Studies of Conflict, is a Defense and Security Fellow for the Sycamore Institute, participates with the Spanish Debate Team, and rowed for the University of Otago while studying in New Zealand. During summers Jacob has studied Spanish in Argentina, researched U.S./Latin American relations for the U.S. Army War College, worked for ECI Construction Company, and interned in the US Senate.