title: A career is like a love affair.
authors.affiliation: A former editor-in-chief of C&EN, Madeleine Jacobs was CEO of ACS until she retired at the end of 2014. For more on life and careers, visit sciencecareers.sciencemag.org. Send your story to SciCareerEditor@aaas.org.
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002621:Chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020452:Journalism; D014931:Women, Working