Jakob Frederick Harteis is a Grants and Financial Specialist in WRI's Electric School Bus Initiative (ESBI). He works to connect WRI with its partner organizations and supports ESBI’s programs by maintaining its subagreements and grants.

Prior to joining WRI, Jakob worked as an operations assistant at Verdugo Strategies, a progressive canvassing organization; Cabin Creek Health Systems, a network of clinics focused on treating opioid addiction in West Virginia; and Kanawha Valley Collective, a nonprofit working to end homelessness in Charleston.

Jakob holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.

He lives in Burke, VA, with his fiancée, Faith.