Laurene Powell Jobs

Early Life and Education

Laurene Powell Jobs was born on November 6, 1963, in West Milford, New Jersey. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. She later received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1991.

Career

Before her business ventures, Laurene Powell Jobs worked at Merrill Lynch Asset Management and Goldman Sachs as a fixed-income trading strategist. In 1990s, she co-founded Terravera, a natural foods company. She met Steve Jobs while she was attending a guest lecture at Stanford. They married on March 18, 1991, and she later became involved with Pixar, serving on the board of directors.

Philanthropy

Laurene Powell Jobs is deeply involved in philanthropy, focusing on education, environmental conservation, and social justice. She is the founder and president of the Emerson Collective, an organization that combines philanthropy with venture capital investments. In 2021, she launched the Waverley Street Foundation with a pledge of $3 billion over ten years to address climate change.

Family

Laurene Powell Jobs married Steve Jobs in 1991 and had three children with him: Reed, Erin, and Eve. She is also the stepmother of Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Steve's daughter from a previous relationship.