Asteroid mining to the Earth including economic growth, environmental protection, and provision of clean energy while also providing humanity protection against existential threats. On April 24, 2012 a plan was announced by billionaire entrepreneurs to mine asteroids for their resources. The company is called Planetary Resources and its founders include aerospace entrepreneurs Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis. Advisers include film director and explorer James Cameron and investors include Google's chief executive Larry Page and its executive chairman Eric Schmidt. They also plan to create a fuel depot in space by 2020 by using water from asteroids, splitting it to liquid oxygen and
Jeff Jacobson (CEO) into effect, and Jacobson would stay on as CEO. On May 13, 2018, Xerox announced that Jacobson would indeed be stepping down to be replaced by John Visentin. Jacobson also gave up a severance package worth up to $18M, by resigning voluntarily, in exchange for immunity from civil lawsuits over the failed Fujifilm deal. Jacobson graduated from the State University of New York Buffalo. He also has a master's degree in Industrial Relations from the Cornell University School of Industrial Relations. Jacobson also gained a juris doctor degree from Pace University School of Law and was admitted to the bar