Scott Douglas Jacobsen is a Board Member of The Peace School. He is a Canadian author, interviewer, and publisher, whose contributions to secularism, humanism, and human‑rights discourse are distinguished by their rigor and accessibility. He established In‑Sight Publishing in 2014 to produce freely available or low-cost e-books and periodicals under a Creative Commons license, thereby ensuring broad dissemination while safeguarding intellectual property.
As editor‑in‑chief of In‑Sight: Interviews (ISSN 2369‑6885), launched in 2012, Jacobsen curates and presents meticulously prepared, long‑form dialogues with a wide range of interlocutors. These interviews include scientists and philosophers to activists and public intellectuals, addressing themes such as secular ethics, freedom of expression, evidence‑based policymaking, and the global defense of human rights. His work appears regularly in peer‑recognized outlets, including The Good Men Project, International Policy Digest (ISSN: 2332–9416), The Humanist (Print: ISSN 0018-7399; Online: ISSN 2163-3576), Basic Income Earth Network (UK Registered Charity 1177066), A Further Inquiry, Canadian Humanist Publications (CA Registered Charity 118833284 RR 0001), Uncommon Ground Media (UK Registration 11836548), The New Enlightenment Project, News Intervention, Canadian Atheist, Trusted Clothes (CN: 9562184; BN: 791402928RC0001), among dozens of others.
Jacobsen engages globally and interdisciplinarily with issues of social justice, belief plurality, and economic equity. Jacobsen has held the Tobis Fellowship in Research at the University of California, Irvine, on multiple occasions, contributing to empirical and normative studies on ethics and public discourse. He maintains active membership in numerous professional media organizations, fostering adherence to editorial standards and facilitating ongoing intellectual exchange.
His editorial leadership and commitment to open-access formats have generated a substantial, publicly accessible archive—known as the Jacobsen Bank—that documents contemporary secular and humanist thought. Based in British Columbia, he continues to expand the reach of his platforms, amplifying diverse perspectives and promoting evidence-based dialogue across cultural and disciplinary boundaries.