Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Born Laura Arrillaga
1969/1970 (age 47–48)[1]
Palo Alto, California, US
Education Stanford University
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Occupation Philanthropist, author
Spouse(s) Marc Andreessen (m. 2006)
Children 1
Parent(s) John Arrillaga
Frances Marion Cook Arrillaga

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen (born 1969/1970) is an American philanthropist and author.[2]

She is the founder and president of the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation (LAAF), a private operating foundation that serves as a philanthropic "innovation lab",[3] and the author of Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World. Arrillaga-Andreessen also founded the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), a venture philanthropy fund.[4]

Early life and education

Arrillaga-Andreessen was born in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of the late philanthropist Frances C. Arrillaga and real estate developer/philanthropist John Arrillaga, Sr.[2] She received a BA (1992) and MA (1999) in Art History from Stanford University, an MA (1998) in Education from Stanford School of Education, and an MBA (1997) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[5]

Arrillaga-Andreessen has said her mother's volunteer work was a strong influence on her when she was growing up in Palo Alto.[6] "It was the first time I really understood how blessed my family was with resources and how it was our responsibility to share them", she told Barron's.[6] Arrillaga-Andreessen became active in philanthropy after her mother's early death from cancer.[2][7]

Career

While attending the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Arrillaga-Andreessen developed a business plan for an organization to teach philanthropy and make grants based on venture capital firm investment strategies.[2] The organization became the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), which Arrillaga-Andreessen founded in 1998 and served as its chairman until 2008; she is currently its chairman emeritus.[2][4][8]

In 2011, Arrillaga-Andreessen's book Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World became a New York Times bestseller.[4] She writes about philanthropy for The Huffington Post and other publications, was named to Vanity Fair's 2012 Next Establishment of innovators in their fields,[9] and was profiled as one of Barron's five most fascinating philanthropists in 2011.[6]

Honors

In 2001, Arrillaga-Andreessen received the Jacqueline Kennedy Award for Women in Leadership and in April 2005 became a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.[10] She was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award from the Points of Light Foundation in June 2005 and Children and Family Services' Outstanding Silicon Valley Philanthropist Award in 2009.[10] In 2010, she was the first individual awarded SV2's "Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Social Impact Award" and also received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Castilleja School.[10] In 2011, she and Andreessen received the Global Citizen Award from the World Affairs Council and its Global Philanthropy Forum.[10]

Personal life

Arrillaga-Andreessen married Marc Andreessen in 2006 at Stanford University. They have one son.

References

  1. ↑ Carey, Pete (October 28, 2011). "Mercury News interview: Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen". Mercury News. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cain Miller, Claire (17 December 2011). "Rebooting Philanthropy in Silicon Valley". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen". Website. Stanford PACS Center. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Kanani, Rahim (24 May 2012). "Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen on 21st Century Philanthropy and Smarter Giving". Forbes. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen". About Giving 2.0/Founder. Giving 2.0. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Slatalla, Michelle. "Five Fascinating Philanthropists". Cover Story. Barron's. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Cha, Ariana Eunjung (2015-02-12). "Reinventing philanthropy, with a Silicon Valley blueprint". The Washington Post - On Leadership. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  8. ↑ "A Note From Laura". About. Giving 2.0. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  9. ↑ Chafkin, Max (7 September 2012). "The Next Establishment". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen". Stanford Graduate School of Business Web site. Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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