Jessica Jackley, cofounder of the global micro-lending giant
Kiva, will deliver Salt Lake Community College’s commencement address May 7 at
the Maverik Center in West Valley City.
Jackley is an “entrepreneur and investor focused on
financial inclusion, the sharing economy, and social justice.” She is currently
an investor and advisor with Collaborative Fund, a company that invests in
entrepreneurs whose businesses, if successful, show promise of making “the
world a better or more interesting place.”
Jackley also cofounded the pioneering crowd-funding platform
ProFounder. In 2005 she helped found Kiva, which became one of the fastest
growing social benefit websites in history. Kiva has facilitated more than $500
million in loans for individuals across 216 countries. Jackley earned an MBA
from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in
Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University. She holds honorary
doctorates from Centenary College and Quinnipiac University.
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