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Jessica Shortall is a strategy consultant, social entrepreneur, and the author of Work, Pump, Repeat: The New Mom's Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work. In October 2015, she delivered a TED talk, "The American Case for Paid Maternity Leave" at TEDxSMU. As of September 2016, the talk had approximately 1.2 million views.
Contents
- The american case for paid maternity leave jessica shortall tedxsmu
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Early life and education
In 1999, as a student at Wake Forest University, Shortall co-founded a student organization called Homerun that engaged students in cooking and delivering dinners to members of the community. Ultimately, the concept was merged with DC Central Kitchen, a local community kitchen model, to form The Campus Kitchens Project.
Shortall served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Uzbekistan.
In 2006, Jessica received an MBA with honors from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, as a Skoll Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship.
Career
Jessica Shortall is currently Managing Director of Texas Competes, a statewide coalition of businesses, chambers of commerce, and industry associations making the economic case for an LGBT-welcoming Texas. She previously served as the first Director of Giving at TOMS Shoes.
