Jessica Shortall

Jessica Shortall is a strategy consultant, social entrepreneur, LGBTQ rights advocate, and the author of Work, Pump, Repeat: The New Mom's Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work.[1][2] In October 2015, she delivered a TED talk, "The American Case for Paid Maternity Leave" at TEDxSMU.[3] As of November 2019, the talk had approximately 1.5 million views.

Early life and education

In 1999, as a student at Wake Forest University, Shortall co-founded a student organization called Homerun that engaged students in cooking and delivering dinners to members of the community. Ultimately, the concept was merged with DC Central Kitchen, a local community kitchen model, to form The Campus Kitchens Project.

Shortall served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Uzbekistan.[4]

In 2006, Jessica received an MBA with honors from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, as a Skoll Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship.[5]

Career

Jessica Shortall is currently Managing Director of Texas Competes, a statewide coalition of businesses, chambers of commerce, and industry associations making the economic case for an LGBTQ-welcoming Texas.[6] She also leads America Competes, a national business coalition along the same lines, for Freedom For All Americans. She previously served as the first Director of Giving at TOMS Shoes, a co-founder of The Campus Kitchens Project, and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan.

References
  1. Shortall, Jessica (2015-09-08). Work. Pump. Repeat.: The New Mom's Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1419718700.
  2. Shortall, Jessica (3 March 2016). "Life in the Only Industrialized Country Without Paid Maternity Leave". The Atlantic. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. Schiff, Steve (28 December 2015). "10 TED Talks That Will Help You Be a Better Parent". Time.com. Time, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. "TED: Ideas Worth Spreading". December 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. "The Skoll Scholarship". Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. Lopez, Ashley. "Texas Business Community Raises Voice in Debates Over Anti-LGBT Legislation". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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