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Laurene Powell Jobs

Founder, Emerson Collective; widow of Steve Jobs; media investor
Tracked because Founder, Emerson Collective; widow of Steve Jobs; media investor · 4 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Widow of Steve Jobs and founder of Emerson Collective, a social impact organization structured as an LLC (not a nonprofit, granting opacity). Acquired majority stake in The Atlantic (2017). Investor in Axios. Board of directors at various nonprofits. Net worth ~$16B. Democratic donor — significant contributions to Biden and Harris campaigns.

Facts on record5
Connections mapped4
Sources cited13
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Key Connections
→ Waverley Street Foundation organization
philanthropic_funding
Laurene Powell Jobs pledged an additional $3.5 billion to be spent over 10 years through her Waverley Street Foundation.
→ Emerson Collective institution
founder
Laurene Powell Jobs founded Emerson Collective as social impact LLC.
→ FWD.us institution
founder
Powell Jobs co-founded FWD.us immigration reform advocacy.
Facts (5)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 162d ago · Avg age: 1739d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Laurene Powell Jobs pledged additional $3.5 billion to be spent over 10 years through Waverley Street Foundation
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Laurene Powell Jobs filed filing with the SEC on 2017-01-13. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (4)
→ Emerson Collective institution
founder primary
Laurene Powell Jobs founded Emerson Collective as social impact LLC.
→ FWD.us institution
founder primary
Powell Jobs co-founded FWD.us immigration reform advocacy.
→ Waverley Street Foundation organization
philanthropic_funding primary since 2026
Laurene Powell Jobs pledged an additional $3.5 billion to be spent over 10 years through her Waverley Street Foundation.
← Democracy Alliance institution
donor inferential since 2017
Laurene Powell Jobs is a member and donor of Democracy Alliance.
Sources (13)
2016-02-16 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13G/A — Laurene Powell Jobs Trust (2016-02-16) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-01-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13G/A — Laurene Powell Jobs Trust (2017-01-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-03-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13G — Laurene Powell Jobs Trust (2015-03-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-02-16 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Laurene Powell Jobs (2016-02-16) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-03-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Laurene Powell Jobs (2015-03-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-01-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Laurene Powell Jobs (2017-01-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Laurene Powell Jobs — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Laurene Powell Jobs not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Laurene Powell Jobs — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Laurene Powell Jobs — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Laurene Powell Jobs — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2021 ↗ Chronicle of Philanthropy report on climate funding announcement web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-01-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Laurene Powell Jobs (2017-01-13) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt