American businesswoman and philanthropist — widow of Steve Jobs — whose Emerson Collective funds education reform, immigration advocacy, and significant media investments.
Emerson Collective as a distinctive philanthropy model: structured as an LLC (not a nonprofit) for maximum flexibility, funding journalism (The Atlantic acquisition), education reform (XQ Institute), and immigration advocacy (The Dream.us). Powell Jobs has used her position to invest in the information infrastructure of the causes she cares about — buying The Atlantic being the most visible example. Represents the 'impact investing' model applied to media and civic institutions.
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