Jacob Pechenik

Jacob Pechenik: Biography in Details

Who is Jacob Pechenik?

Jacob Pechenik is an American executive producer known for being the former spouse of actress Zooey Deschanel. He has worked as executive director for the romantic movie ”Before Midnight”.

Who are the parents of Jacob Pechenik?

Born on June 16, 1972, in San Antonio, Texas, Jacob currently is 51 years old. In his childhood, he was more interested in science and physics than films. Therefore he went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in chemical engineering.

Shortly after his graduation, Jacob started his career as a CEO of a start-up TechTrader with the help of his fellow MIT graduates, which was designed to facilitate business-to-business enterprise software for the public.

In 2003, Jacob Pechenik set up YellowJacket Software with the goal to provide a better method of the trade of over-the-counter products.

A career in Flim Production

In 2007, Jacob Pechenik decided to start his own film production company, Venture Forth Productions to produce independent movies. The first product of the company was the film, Terri (2011) which got really good reviews from the audience. Since then Jacob has also been involved in many blockbuster movies that including The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, Jobs, The Skeleton Twins, Song One, and Solace, just to name a few.

What is Jacob Pechenik’s net worth?

With success in film production, he has good earnings. The film producer’s net worth is around $3 million which is comparatively smaller than his former wife’s net worth, being $25 million.

Jacob Pechenik splits with wife Zooey Deschanel

Jacob Pechenik and Zooey Deschanel have split after four years of marriage. They got engaged in 2015 and soon got married in June 2015. They also welcomed their first child that year, a daughter named Elsie Otter Pechenik, and in 2017, they welcomed a boy named Charlie Wolf Pechenik.

“After much discussion and a long period of contemplation we have decided we are better off as friends, business partners, and co-parents rather than life partners,” they told E! News in a joint statement. “We remain committed to our business, our values, and most of all our children. Thank you for respecting our privacy at this time.”

More about Jacob Pechenik

Jacob Pechenik is a very private person and is not very active on social media. Therefore, he has lowkey when it comes to his personal life but he doesn’t mind PDA. He with his former wife Zooey has named their children after animals.

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