Jessica Jackley

Jessica Jackley is an entrepreneur, investor, and speaker. Her work over the last 2 decades has focused on financial inclusion, the sharing economy, and social justice.

Jessica is best known as a cofounder of Kiva, the world’s first crowdfunding site for microenterprises. Since its founding in October 2005, Kiva has facilitated over $1.5 billion in loans worldwide. Other contributions include Chief Impact Officer at Aspiration, Walt Disney Imagineering’s first Entrepreneur in Residence, and founder of Alltruists, offering at-home, kid-friendly volunteer projects for families.

Jessica lives in Los Angeles with her husband, author Reza Aslan, and their 4 kids.