Laurene Powell Jobs
California
Laurene Powell Jobs is a philanthropist first, and businessperson second. She's spent her life devoted to her various causes, and has even started a few businesses of her own. Her latest project was founding Emerson Collective. A unique organization that is devoted to providing resources for America's brightest young minds to accomplish their goals.
Laurene Powell Jobs urges young men and women to think outside the box, and find real ways to bring their ideas to fruition. The same values are evident in her OZY media outlet, and Udacity which works in conjunction with Stanford University to provide affordable educational opportunities to everybody.
Powell Jobs also founded College Track, built to work with California teens on finishing high school, and preparing them for college. She remains committed to providing educational opportunities to youths across the nation, and is devoted to finding new ways to make education affordable to everybody.