Personal and Family
Nancy Jacobson is married to Mark Penn, Democratic pollster and former CEO of Burson-Marsteller. The couple met in 1996 when Evan Bayh, then governor of Indiana, introduced them at a Democratic Leadership Council event. Married since 1999, they are parents to daughter Blair and three children from Penn’s previous marriage.
The Penns host monthly dinners for powerful Democrats, journalists, and other political figures at their Georgetown home. These events are known for their seriousness and focus on the issues of the day.
In July 2009, Jacobson hosted an event at her home for LIFT (formerly National Student Partnerships), a movement to combat poverty in major American cities. She is the 2010 chair of the Sidwell Friends School auction and was recently elected to the board of the White House Project on women.
Jacobson was one of 10 Washingtonians the French writer Patrick Sabatier profiled in his book, Washington Confidential, a Frenchman's view of Washington for his audience in Europe.
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