Summit works with leading organizations that are impacting education, health care, communities and industry.
Some examples of Summit’s civic leadership include the following:
Iowa Board of Regents
Originally appointed in 2011 by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Bruce served as the president of the Board of Regents from 2013 to 2017. The board oversees Iowa’s three public universities as well as the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to maintain the accessibility and quality of the institutions. During his tenure as president, the board enacted a multi-year tuition freeze that increased affordability for students and drove higher enrollment across the state.
Richard O. Jacobson Foundation
Richard “Dick” Jacobson was a distinguished businessman and philanthropist supporting healthcare, education, youth development and medical research. As CEO of the foundation, Bruce carried out Dick’s mission of changing lives and working with organizations that help the most people in the most effective way. One of the foundation’s recent gifts includes a $70 million donation to the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics to construct a new patient care tower.
Growth Energy
As a founding board member of Growth Energy, Bruce saw the need for a voice for the biofuel industry. Today, Growth Energy represents America’s biofuel producers to promote the industry, advocate for sound policy and educate consumers on the economic and climate benefits of biofuels.
