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14 Female Philanthropists and Investors You Should Know About
#2 in this series profiles — MacKenzie Scott
When I wrote the first of my series profiling female philanthropists and venture capital investors, it was just before this article appeared in the New York Times.
As soon as I saw it, I knew I was onto something.
Female philanthropists and venture capitalists are making the news. They are a hot topic on social media recently given Whitney Wolfe Herd's enormous success, Bumble’s founder and CEO, who is now the youngest self-made billionaire founder, at 31, after taking her company public just one week ago.
For this second article, I’ve chosen to profile MacKenzie Scott.
Many may know her as “Jeff’s ex,” but Ms. Scott has business accolades of her own. She is the author of two novels and a Princeton grad who worked for Toni Morrison while at Princeton.
Her Philanthropic Efforts:
Ms. Scott, the third wealthiest woman in the world, signed the now-famous Giving Pledge, developed by Warren Buffet to give away half of her fortune, now estimated at $57.5 Billion.
With a firm belief in human rights, gender, and racial equity, her philanthropic efforts have helped dozens of…
