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Jessamyn Lau
Jessamyn Lau joined the Peery Foundation as its first staff member in May of 2009. Her contributions as Program Leader have been vital towards shaping the foundation’s strategy and developing programs. Additionally, she is responsible for strengthening the foundation’s portfolio and directly supporting existing grantees. Jessamyn’s MBA from Brigham Young University and time spent with Ashoka U have given her the perspective and skill-set to help the foundation develop new methods to support and build the field of social entrepreneurship.
The Peery Foundation is a Palo Alto-based family foundation established in 1978 by Richard Peery. Our mission is to strengthen youth and families to build lives of dignity and self-reliance. We do this by investing in and serving social entrepreneurs and other leaders who are working to empower youth and families living in poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world. Hereʼs a bit about our founder and the values which inform our approach to philanthropy.