Dr. Angela Jackson, Partner at New Profit

<p>Dr. Jackson leads <a href='https://www.newprofit.org/'>New Profit’s </a><a href='https://www.newprofit.org/future-of-work/'>Future of Work Initiative</a>, which seeks to close the career-readiness gap for Americans from low-income backgrounds. She currently leads New Profit’s $15M Future of Work Global Fund to invest in entrepreneurs and companies developing innovative technical solutions to upskill low-income and entry-level workers at scale. Angela recently launched a $6 million Future of Work Grand Challenge, powered by XPRIZE and MIT Solve, to rapidly reskill 25,000 displaced workers into living-wage jobs in the next 24 months. Hear <a href='https://www.newprofit.org/our-team/'>Dr. Jackson's</a> story on this episode of Heart Stock Radio.</p> <p>Heart Stock Radio is a production of <a href='http://www.butteamericaradio.org/'>KBMF 102.5</a> and is underwritten by <a href='https://www.instagram.com/purse4thepeople/'>Purse for the People.</a></p>