Jacqueline Novogratz (born 1961) is an American entrepreneur and author. She is the founder and chief executive of Acumen, a non-profit venture capital fund whose goal is to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty.[1]
Early life
Novogratz was born in 1961[2] in the US, the eldest of seven children.[3] Her father was a career officer and major in the U.S. Army, and her mother, Barbara, ran an antiques business.[4]
She attended Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, where she studied economics and international relations.[3]