Jessica Erin Jackley (born October 29, 1977)[1] is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Kiva and later ProFounder, two organizations that promote development through microloans.

degree in philosophy and political science from Bucknell University in 2000[4] and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, with certificates in Public and Global Management.

[citation needed] Jackley was the co-founder and CEO of ProFounder,[5] a platform that provided tools for small business entrepreneurs in the United States to access start-up capital through crowdfunding and community involvement.

[6] Jackley is a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and has taught global entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC.

Jackley also spent three years in the Stanford GSB's Center for Social Innovation and Public Management Program, where she helped launch the inaugural Global Philanthropy Forum.