Jessica Jackley is an entrepreneur and investor best known as founder of Kiva, the first microfinance crowdfunding platform with over $2B in loans since 2005. She is currently a Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC, and Founder and GP at Untapped Capital. Previously, Jessica was Founder/CEO at Alltruists, creating unique volunteer experiences that can be done anywhere. Other notable experience includes serving as Walt Disney Imagineering's inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence, Chief Impact Officer at Aspiration, Venture Partner at Collaborative Fund and Mustard Seed Maze, author of CLAY WATER BRICK(PenguinRandom House), and founder/CEO of Profounder (acquired by GOOD Inc. in2010), among others. Jessica was previously a Visiting Practitioner at Stanford’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. Extensive board service includes Habitat for Humanity, Opportunity International, International Museum of Women, and more.
Jessica’s work has been widely recognized including The Economist’s No Boundaries Innovation Award, Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Tech, Silicon Valley Forum’s Visionary Award, the Pasteur Institute’s Common Congress Award, TIME’s 100 Most Influential People finalist list, USA Network and Vanity Fair’s Character Approved Award, CNN Heroes award, USC’s Marshall School of Business Visionary award, UC Irvine’s Human Security Award, and more.
She holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a certificate in Global Leadership and Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University, and three honorary PhDs from University of Portland, Centenary College, Quinnipiac University. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and previous member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her first book, CLAYWATER BRICK: Finding Inspiration from Entrepreneurs Who Do the Most with the Least was published in June 2015 (Penguin Random House).
Jessica lives with her husband Reza Aslan and their four children in LA.
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Quoted: Jessica Jackley in Los Angeles Business Journal
JACKLEY, professor of the practice in entrepreneurship, tells LA Business Journal of the benefits to startups with support from Inclusive Action for the City and other community development financial institutions (CDFI).
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USC Marshall Welcomes 21 New Faculty
These faculty bring their varied expertise into the classroom, with a mix of academia, research, and real-world experience.
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