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    Deborah B. Jackson

    Deborah B. Jackson

    Founder & CEO Plum Alley, Investor early stage tech and medical breakthroughs, Seed, Series A, B Syndicates for $24 million in 19 companies with Plum Alley

    Angel New York City Columbia Business School
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    Experience
    Plum Alley
    Plum Alley
    Founder, Founder and CEO
    Founder company
    Founder
    Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) Accelerator, Plum Alley
    Employee
    Goldman Sachs
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Raw Space For Rent, SQL Vision, Loudly
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    About
    Achievements

    selected by Fast Company Magazine for their cover story in 2012 on 60 women worldwide in the "League of Extraordinary Women".

    honored at Bpeace's Annual Gala with the 2016 Leader of Economic Impact award.

    received the #CoachingColumbia award in 2018 for her contributions on a special committee advising the University on entrepreneurship.

    profiled in a feature story in the print edition of the Washington Post in 2014 and in a chapter of the book: Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology;
    and in two other books published in 2016 and 2017.

    recognized in an article on Plum Alley in 2018 in Barron's print edition.
    interview at Goldman Sachs in 2018 can be found at Talks at GS.

    Honoree for several non-profits including Project Sunshine and The Heart & Soul Charitable Foundation

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    What I'm Looking For

    frontier tech and health breakthroughs

    Describe what you're looking for in a company.
    Locations
    New York City San Francisco
     
    Education
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    The Female Brain by Dr Louann Brizendine

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    putting more money into my company to engage new investors to fix our planet and improve the human existence

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    you will have it all but not at the same time

    What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

    my life with numerous new chapters and reinvention

    Which founders or startups do you most admire?

    Aclima. Davida Hertzl

    What's your super power?

    connecting the dots at lightening speed and seeing around corners

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    [email protected]

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    find your inner strong core and be true to it

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    inspiring others

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    none

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    go into venture

    What's an obstacle you've overcome?

    no money, starting from point zero

    What's your favorite non-business book?

    David Whyte poetry

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