Jean Oelwang
Collaboration architect and nonprofit leader
Jean Oelwang is the founding CEO of Virgin Unite and a co-founder of Plus Wonder. She is the author of Partnering.
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Born in the United States
About Jean Oelwang
Jean Oelwang is the founding CEO of Virgin Unite, the Virgin Group's charitable branch, and she co-founded Plus Wonder. For more than 15 years she has worked alongside figures such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Leah Tutu, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and Ben and Jerry. She interviewed sixty partnerships and collaborations to learn how to nurture deep connections. She is the author of Partnering. As a collaboration architect, she has helped start global groups including The Elders, The B Team, Ocean Unite and 100% Human at Work. Earlier in her career she spent 18 years helping start and lead mobile phone companies across six continents, and she also held a role at a national parks and wildlife foundation in Australia.