Laurene Powell Jobs is the widow of the deceased Steve Jobs, and until recently she shunned the eyes of the media, preferring to lead a quiet life, but in which she helped a lot of people thanks to her ex-husband's wealth. At the time of his death, Steve Jobs had a fortune estimated at several billion dollars, it passed into the possession of his wife and 4 children, and at the moment Laurene Powell Jobs ranks on the 9th place in the list of the richest women in the world.
While some people said Ms. Powell Jobs should have started a foundation in Mr. Jobs's name after his death, she did not, nor has she increased her public giving. Instead, she has redoubled her commitment to Emerson Collective, the organization she formed about a decade ago to make grants and investments in education initiatives and, more recently, other areas. Still, the fortune she inherited, making her the world's ninth wealthiest woman, according to the Bloomberg billionaires index, has catapulted her into the upper echelon of global philanthropists. And that has led to certain expectations. THX. Powell Jobs has a net worth estimated at $11.5 billion, according to Bloomberg, most of it in shares of the Walt Disney Company.
Laurene Powell Jobs has an estimated fortune of 11.5 billion dollars, most of which is provided by the value of the shares held in the Walt Disney company. Using the enormous financial resources at her disposal, Laurene joined the ranks of philanthropists, she mainly helps organizations that support academic activity, but after her husband's death she did not create a foundation with his name and did not increase the amounts offered annually for charitable purposes.
