Ben Jealous

Ben Jealous is a Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania and a mission-driven tech investor. Previously, they served as President & CEO of the NAACP and held various leadership roles, including Executive Director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and President of the Rosenberg Foundation. Ben has been a Partner at Kapor Capital and a Visiting Professor at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where they taught courses on social entrepreneurship, criminal justice, and voting rights. They are also involved with organizations like Pigeonly and Luminary as a board member and advisor, respectively. Ben continues to pursue advanced studies in Political Science and Government at Columbia College and Comparative Social Research at the University of Oxford.