Jackie Bezos is president and co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation, which invests in the science of learning and the experiences and environments that young people need to learn and thrive. She has pioneered initiatives such as Vroom, the Aspen Institute’s Bezos Scholars Program, the Aspen Challenge, and Students Rebuild. An advisor to TED-Ed, Bezos serves on the boards of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS), the Robin Hood Foundation, the American Museum of Natural History, Character Lab, Turnaround for Children, and the emeritus board of Thrive Washington.
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