Jillian Cowan Segal ’85

She was a treasured class member, sorely missed by her close-knit group of roommates and friends. She is remembered for her intelligence, her unfaltering commitment to her academics, despite challenges, and her steadfast, caring nature. 

She grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and followed her sister, Alison ’82, to Princeton. Jill lived in Stevenson Hall, was a member of the Hillel Society, and worked at WPRB. She joined Tower Club sophomore year and majored in history. She was an engaged alumna who gave of her time by interviewing prospective students and soliciting special gifts. 

After graduation Jill went on to Harvard Business School and became a management consultant in Greenwich, Conn. She married David Segal, also an HBS graduate, in 1991, and they eventually moved to Needham, Mass., where they raised three children.  

Jill was a biker for the Pan-Mass Challenge and an avid knitter. She had recently begun her second year as a rabbinical student at Hebrew College in Newton. Through these studies, she was able to delve deeply into her life’s passion.  

Jill is survived by her husband, David; children Aaron, Chloe, and Jeremy; parents Martin and Dorrit; sister Alison; and brother David. The class extends its deepest condolences to them all.