In this success post, we are going to share the story of Laurene Powell is devoted to charity, embraces philanthropy, and has a seven billion dollar trust that makes her the richest woman in Silicon Valley. Her “can do” attitude and love for humanity have changed the lives of millions.
Laurene Powell, an American business executive who is the founder of Emerson Collective that harnesses the entrepreneurial spirit.
The organization supports social entrepreneurs and organizations that advocate social policies. Laurene Powell mainly focuses on the organization who is working against social justice, environmental issues and for opening more education opportunities for students.
Laurene Powell is not known just as a widow of Steve Jobs (Founder and former CEO of Apple) but as the co-founder and president of the Board of Directors at the National Education Non-Profit Organization. She is the cofounder of a Natural Foods Company, Terravera, based in Calfornia. At the time of her early days, Laurene Powell also worked for Merrill Lynch Asset Management, and for three days, she was a trading strategist at Goldman Sachs. She was working on a fixed income.
Laurene Powell Childhood
Laurene Powell is highly educated. She grew up in West Milford, New Jersey, and completed her B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She also completed a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School. In the year 1991, she also completed her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. On the 18th of March 1991, she tied the knot with the former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs. She is a mother to one son, reed and two daughters, Eve and Erin.
LP is a warm person and has inherited a large fortune from her deceased husband. She has friends at every rank or position in popular companies. But she has served less fortunate students, and even though some of the critics stated her works to be a fashionable and pet issue. And she neither responded nor stepped back from her work.
She takes a strong voice regarding compressive and immigration reforms. Her work for underserved students is worth praising. Because Laurene Powell believes that education is empowering. And she has taken steps for the students to complete their education triumphantly.
Laurene Powell Early Career
Laurene Powell also has done immense work to improve high school education, admission, and college graduation fees. Also, Laurene Powell and Carlos Watson worked together and formed College Track. Which is a Non-Profit organization to help the students in completing their education. It is located at East Palo Alto. This initiative helped the students immensely. And there was a waitlist of about five cities who wanted to open branches for the same. She also served the advisory board of Udacity that offers affordable education to the students.
Laurene Powell Career
She had work and dedication changed the lives of millions of students who could accomplish their dreams after earning their degrees. She served the board of directors of Achieva that created online tools to help the students study in a more effective way.
Apart from work at Emerson Collective and College Track, Laurene also serves the Chairman Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her works are rewarding. And she had received great respect for her work in the field of education for unprivileged students.
She is highly committed to her work. Because of her dedication and positive spirit, she was ranked as the 40th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in the year 2014.
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