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Dec 16, 2011 · Tall and slender, with glossy dark hair, Jennifer Buffett looks more like Hollywood's idea of a female philanthropist than the real thing. But Jennifer, 45, has emerged as a major player in...
Jennifer Buffett is Co-Chair and President of the NoVo Foundation (“NoVo” is Latin: create. change.) a philanthropic organization focused primarily on the empowerment of women and girls.
- MELINDA GATES. No surprises here. It's not just that she has substantial influence over the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--and has from the start, back when Bill was still super-busy with Microsoft.
- SUSAN BUFFETT. The low profile daughter of Warren Buffett may not seem like an obvious choice for the number two slot, but hear me out. In essence, Susie Buffett controls not one, but two giant foundations.
- PATRICIA HARRIS. I predicted a while ago that Michael Bloomberg will soon be giving away more money every year than anyone besides Bill and Melinda Gates.
- MARILYN SIMONS. She keeps a low profile, but Marilyn Simons makes this list for good reasons: She built and runs the Simons Foundation, which in 2012 gave away $185.5 million, and likely even more in 2013.
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Jennifer Buffett (b. 1966) is the Co-Chair and President of the NoVo Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused primarily on the empowerment of women and girls. She is also known as the first wife of Peter Buffett.
Jennifer Buffett is Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation, a philanthropic organization. She is responsible for the strategic direction of NoVo and chairs its Grants Committee. She shares leadership of the foundation with her husband, composer and producer Peter Buffett.
Jul 23, 2010 · Jennifer Buffett and Maria Eitel—two of the most powerful philanthropists in the world—explain how they focus time, energy and millions of dollars on helping women and girls overcome poverty, discrimination and violence around the world.
May 28, 2020 · The foundation’s pivot also makes it important to take stock of the lessons that philanthropy can learn from the legacy that Peter and Jennifer Buffett created with visionary leadership from Pamela Shifman, NoVo’s former executive director. Here are three such lessons to build on.
