Laurene Powell Jobs
Apple, Disney · Palo Alto, California
Net worth
$16.2B
Today
+$191M+1.19%Past month
+$461M+2.92%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder and president of Emerson Collective, an impact investing, philanthropy and advocacy firm focused on environmental justice, health, immigration and education. Powell Jobs inherited her fortune--mostly shares of Walt Disney and Apple--from her late husband, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011. Powell Jobs purchased part of The Atlantic in 2017 and has invested in other media outlets and nonprofit newsrooms, including ProPublica. In 2021 she launched the Waverley Street Foundation and committed to donate $3 billion over a decade to organizations addressing climate change.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
3 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Apple NASDAQ: AAPL | Technology | 63.0% | $10.2B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 33.4% | $5.4B |
Walt Disney NYSE: DIS | Technology | 3.5% | $574M |
Also known for
- Laurene Powell Jobs met her late husband Steve Jobs at Stanford U's business school when she attended a guest lecture he gave. He asked her out in the parking lot.
- Her son Reed Jobs launched venture capital firm Yosemite in 2023; it is focused on making cancer non-lethal in our lifetimes.