Laurene Powell Jobs Quotes


I started getting more and more active around immigration reform because this was such a waste of lives, such a waste of potential, such a waste for our country not to have the human capital that we developed - geared toward improving our entire society.


Citations

"Steve Jobs' Widow Laurene Powell Jobs Pushes for Immigration Reform." NBC News, NBCUniversal News Group, 12 Apr. 2013.

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Laurene Powell Jobs
Laurene Powell Jobs
  • Born: November 6, 1963
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Business Executive

Laurene Powell Jobs is an American billionaire heiress, businesswoman, executive and the founder of Emerson Collective, an organization that, among other investing and philanthropic activities, advocates for policies concerning education reform, social redistribution and environmental conservation, and a major donor to the Democratic Party candidates including Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. She is also co-founder and president of the board of College Track, which prepares disadvantaged high school students for college. Powell Jobs resides in Palo Alto, California, with her three children. She is the widow of Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., as well as the heiress of his considerable fortune. She manages the Laurene Powell Jobs Trust.