Lauren Powell Jobs is today one of the richest women in the United States of America, thanks to her legacy from Steve Jobs in 2011. At the same time, the woman does not rest on her laurels, but actively participates in public life and is engaged in charity work, because she was never just the wife of a great man.
Having an excellent education, and strong and strong-willed, Lauren throughout her life was actively involved in charitable projects, and socially important issues and tried to change her native country for the better.
Powell Jobs is a strong supporter of continuing education and immigration reform and serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations including the NewSchools Venture Fund, Conservation International, and College Track. The last structure was created by Jobs’s widow herself. The organization specializes in issues of equal access to education and college admission for disadvantaged children. She is also the founder and chairman of Emerson Collective, which works with entrepreneurs to advance education and social justice.
In 2020, Lauren Jobs decided to spend all her fortune on charitable projects.
Biography of America’s most famous widow
Born in 1963 in West Milford, little Lauren at the age of 3 lost her father, a heroically deceased pilot who sacrificed himself to take the falling plane away from the populated area. Her mother later remarried, but the relationship with her stepfather was not very good.
From the very childhood, the girl was distinguished by a strong-willed character and a desire to achieve a lot in life, which is noticeable even in family photos. She put a lot of effort into fulfilling her dream in her youth:
- After graduation, she received her diploma from the University of Pennsylvania. She was especially fascinated by political science and economics.
- Immediately after graduating from higher education, the girl tried working with large banks, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. But the system that she saw did not appeal to her.
- Deciding to continue her education, Lauren quits and moves to Stanford to pursue her degree at the Graduate School of Business.
- It was here, at one of the lectures, that she found herself in the next seat with Steve Jobs, who was supposed to give a lecture.
The young beautiful girl, passionate about her work, liked the businessman so much that he immediately invited her to dinner.
The romance that ensued later led to a happy long-term marriage in which Jobs had three children.
Lauren Jobs’ charity work
In marriage, the girl did not forget about her dream and was actively involved in social charity, trying to transform the world around her so that it would be fair for everyone, regardless of income level.
The most famous endeavors of Lauren Jobs were:
- College Track is a nonprofit charity that provides educational services. The center helped talented but poor students prepare for college free of charge. Later, several centers were opened in different parts of the country. Has been actively working since 1997 to the present day.
- In early 2000, the Emerson Collective, a social justice fund in the field of migration, was opened to help newcomers adapt to the country.
- He is actively working to reform and improve the education system from the inside, investing money in improving the supply of schools, creating modern textbooks, and developing a distance education system.
- Invests a lot of money in programs that study climate change on the planet. He is actively involved in the development of programs to combat climate change.
- In February 2020, one of the richest women in America, a billionaire and philanthropist, Lauren announced that she would not leave a legacy to her children, spending her entire fortune on charitable projects during her lifetime.
