Jake Burton Carpenter was born on the 29th of April, 1954 in Manhattan, New York City, United States. He lost his mother, Katherine in 1971 who died of Leukemia. Jake had a brother, Corporal George Carpenter, who died while serving in Vietnam on February 17, 1967. He grew up living with his father and two sisters.
Regarding his education detail, he has studied at the Brooks School North Andover. Later, he attended The Marvelwood School. Following graduation from the school, he joined the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was about to join the University’s ski team, however, he couldn’t join the team after he had an automobile accident.
Then, he stayed several years away from college before he resumed his study again by joining the New York University, where he received a degree in economics.
