Jessica is a social entrepreneur focused on empowering others through entrepreneurship and access to capital. She currently serves as an advisor with the Collaborative Fund, investing in entrepreneurs championing the sharing economy. She is also a Visiting Practitioner at Stanford’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society and an IMOW board member.

Before this, Jessica was a co-founder and CEO of ProFounder, a pioneering crowdfunding platform US entrepreneurs. In February 2012, ProFounder joined forces with GOOD to create new tools and experiences for their community of creators and Jessica became GOOD's first Entrepreneur in Residence.

Earlier in her career, Jessica was a cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer of Kiva, the world's first p2p microlending website. Kiva lets internet users lend as little as $25 to individual entrepreneurs, providing affordable capital to help them start or expand a small business. Since its founding in 2005 Kiva has facilitated over half a billion in loans among individuals across 216 countries. 

Jessica holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Bucknell University, and honorary PhDs from Centenary College and Quinnipiac University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, author Reza Aslan, and their twin sons.