Jean Case
Philanthropist, investor and author
Jean Case is an American philanthropist, investor and author who has led the Case Foundation since 1997. She was also the first woman to chair the National Geographic Society.
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American Born 1959 in Bloomington, United States
About Jean Case
Jean Case is an American businesswoman, author and philanthropist, born in 1959. She is CEO of the Case Foundation and of Case Impact Network. In 2016 she became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Earlier in her career she was a senior executive at America Online (AOL), where she directed marketing and branding while the company brought the internet to many people. She later became the first woman to chair the National Geographic Society. Be Fearless is her first book. She advocates a more fearless approach to innovation and to making breakthroughs happen.