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William H. Draper, III
Robin Richards Donohoe
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Jenny Shilling Stein
Executive Director

Jenny Shilling Stein co-founded the Draper Richards Foundation in 2002 with Bill Draper and Robin Richards Donohoe to identify and support the most talented social entrepreneurs. She serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation, where she is responsible for strategic direction and management of the portfolio.

Prior to joining Draper Richards, Jenny was Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at RealNames Corporation where she managed the company's relationship with Microsoft. Previously, she worked in account management at BBDO New York on the Pepsi, HBO and Campbell's Soup campaigns. She has worked at Schwab Foundation for Learning and served as a Board Intern at Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network.

Jenny is on the Board of Directors of A Home Within, Kiva. Org, and Komaza. She previously served on the boards of Upwardly Global, Taproot Foundation, Room to Read, Design that Matters, America Abroad Media, Education Pioneers, and Synapse Market Access Fund. She has volunteered on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Alumni Consulting Team, working to link business talent from the school's alumni with non-profit organizations. Jenny has been a judge for social entrepreneurship competitions for Echoing Green, Stanford University, the Civic Ventures Purpose Prize, and Fast Company's Social Capitalist Awards.

Jenny received both her Master of Business Administration and her Master of Education from Stanford University. She graduated magna cum laude in English and Psychology from Amherst College.