- Laurene Powell Jobs is the widow of the Apple cofounder Steve Jobs and a powerful impact investor with a net worth of $26.8 billion, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates.
- Powell Jobs will be among the most sought after Democratic megadonors in 2020, having previously supported Sen. Kamala Harris .
- Powell Jobs backed Hillary Clinton in 2016, donating $2 million to her super PAC and hosting $200,000-a-plate fundraiser that raised over $4 million, CNN reported.
- Powell Jobs hosts elaborate Halloween displays at her Palo Alto home , drawing as many as 3,000 trick or treaters each year.
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Meet Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire widow of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who will be one of the most important donors in the 2020 election
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Laurene Powell Jobs was born in West Milford, New Jersey, in 1963.
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Laurene Powell Jobs is much more than just Steve Jobs' widow.
The 56-year-old billionaire is a formidable presence in the investing world, and will likely be one in the 2020 election too. Powell Jobs used the $27.5 billion fortune she inherited after the Apple cofounder's death in 2011, to launch her own businesses and philanthropies.
Here's a look at the life of the businesswoman and philanthropist.
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