Jessica Jackley
| Jessica Jackley | |
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Jackley at the University of Tennessee, 2010
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| Born | October 29, 1977 |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Alma mater |
Bucknell University (B.A. 2000) Stanford Business School (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Co-founder & CMO, Kiva.org Co-founder & CEO, ProFounder |
| Spouse(s) |
Matt Flannery (m. 2003–08) Reza Aslan (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | JessicaJackley |
Jessica Erin Jackley (born October 29, 1977) is an American entrepreneur. She is best known for co-founding Kiva and later ProFounder, two organizations that promote development through microloans.
Jackley grew up in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania, in a Christian household. She graduated from North Allegheny Senior High School in 1996. She received her B.A. degree in philosophy and political science from Bucknell University in 2000 and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, with certificates in Public and Global Management.
Jackley was the co-founder and CEO of ProFounder, a platform that provided tools for small business entrepreneurs in the United States to access start-up capital through crowdfunding and community involvement.
Prior to ProFounder, Jackley was co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Kiva, the world's first p2p microlending website. Jackley and Matt Flannery (now her ex-husband) founded Kiva Microfunds in October 2005.
Jackley is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and has taught Global Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a 2011 World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader, and serves as an active board member on several organizations championing women, microfinance, tech, and the arts, including Opportunity International, the International Museum of Women, and Allowance for Good.
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