Jacki Zehner
{{Short description|Canadian philanthropist and financer (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jacki Zehner
| birth_name = Jacki Hoffman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|10|08}}
| birth_place = Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
| education = University of British Columbia
| occupation = Partner - Goldman Sachs, CEO - Women Moving Millions
| years_active = 1988–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Greg Zehner|1995|}}
| children = 2
}}
Jacki Zehner (née Hoffman; born October 8, 1964) is a Canadian philanthropist, financier, angel investor, writer, speaker, and film producer. In 1996, she became the youngest woman and first female trader to be made a partner of Goldman Sachs.{{cite web|url=https://www.makers.com/profiles/591f25066c3f64632d4fb804|title=Jacki Zehner|last=MAKERS|date=|website=MAKERS|access-date=April 27, 2019}} She left Goldman in 2002 and became a founding partner of Circle Financial Group. In 2009, she became a member of Women Moving Millions and later served and the organization's founding president.{{cite web|url=http://www.womenmovingmillions.org/events-and-programs/programs/speaker-programmembers/jacki-zehner/|title=Jacki Zehner – Women Moving Millions|author=|date=|website=www.womenmovingmillions.org|access-date=April 27, 2019}} In 2012, Zehner was elected to the board of trustees of the Sundance Institute.{{cite web|url=http://www.jackizehner.com/2012/05/30/on-joining-the-board-of-the-sundance-institute/|title=On joining the Board of Sundance Institute – Jacki Zehner|author=|date=May 30, 2012|website=www.jackizehner.com|access-date=April 27, 2019}} She has served as the president of the Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation since 1998.{{cite web | url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/13-3971019 | title=Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation - GuideStar Profile }}
Career
Jacki Zehner began working at Goldman Sachs in 1988 as an analyst, and later moved into trading mortgage backed securities. In 1996, Zehner became the youngest woman and first female trader to be invited into the partnership at Goldman. In 2000, Zehner moved into the executive suite to help manage the career's of Goldman's managing directors. Zehner left Goldman Sachs in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.jackizehner.com/2019/01/11/happy-150th-goldman-sachs-and-a-call-to-collective-action/|title=Happy 150th Goldman Sachs and A Call to Collective Action – Jacki Zehner|author=|date=January 11, 2019|website=www.jackizehner.com|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
After leaving Goldman, Zehner became founding partner of Circle Financial Group, a private wealth management organization consisting of a small number of women committed to managing their families' assets and philanthropic undertakings. In 2009, Zehner became a member of Women Moving Millions, and 2012, became the founding president of the organization. In 2017, in recognition of her extensive contributions to the organization, Zehner was named co-founder of Women Moving Millions alongside Helen LaKelly Hunt. Jacki served as its chief engagement officer from 2012 to 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.jackizehner.com/about/bio/|title=Bio – Jacki Zehner|author=|date=March 7, 2017|website=www.jackizehner.com|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
Zehner is an active angel investor in women owned companies, including LearnVest,{{cite web|url=https://www.learnvest.com/|title=LearnVest|author=|date=|website=www.learnvest.com|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Seed & Spark,{{cite web|url=https://www.seedandspark.com/|title=Seed&Spark: Raising bold, daring, diverse voices in film & TV.|author=|date=|website=Seed&Spark|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Mogul,[https://onmogul.com/ Mogul] Apolitical,{{cite web|url=https://apolitical.co/|title=Home|author=|date=|website=Apolitical|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Wait, What?,{{cite web|url=https://www.waitwhat.com/|title=WaitWhat|author=|date=|website=WaitWhat|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Your Tango,{{cite web|url=https://www.yourtango.com/|title=YourTango - Smart Talk About Love|author=|date=|website=www.yourtango.com|accessdate=April 27, 2019}} and Circular Board.{{cite web|url=https://helloalice.com/|title=Meet Alice, your globally connected, 24/7, personalized business advisor|author=|date=|website=helloalice.com|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
Since 2012, Zehner has invested in social issue documentaries, including in the role of executive producer for Ready to Fly, The Hunting Ground,{{cite web|url=http://thehuntinggroundfilm.com/|title=Home|author=|date=|website=The Hunting Ground|access-date=April 27, 2019}} Hot Girls Wanted,{{cite web|url=http://www.hotgirlswantedmovie.com/|title=Hot Girls Wanted - A Documentary|author=|date=|website=www.hotgirlswantedmovie.com|access-date=April 27, 2019}} and 50/50,{{cite web|url=https://www.letitripple.org/films/50-50/|title=LET IT RiPPLE - 50/50: Rethinking the Past, Present, and Future of Women + Power|author=|date=|website=letitripple.org|access-date=April 27, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5497654/|title=Jacki Zehner|author=|date=|website=IMDb|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
Zehner has been the president of the Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation since 1998.
Professional affiliations
Zehner serves on the board of trustees of Sundance Institute, and is a former board member of the Women's Funding Network,{{cite web|url=https://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/|title=Home|author=|date=|website=Women's Funding Network|access-date=April 27, 2019}} the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The National Council for Research on Women, the University of British Columbia, The Center for Talent Innovation, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, The Indiana University Women's Philanthropy Institute Council, and Sundance Institute's Women at Sundance.https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacki-zehner-41557a8/ {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}
Writing and speaking
Zehner is a writer and consultant on issues relating to women, career success, wealth, investing, and high-impact philanthropy. She has published a blog online since 2008.
Zehner has given speeches at corporate events for Google, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and JP Morgan, and non-profit organizations such as the Sundance Institute and the YWCA.{{cite web|url=https://www.ywca.org/|title=Homepage|author=|date=|website=YWCA USA|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
In 2012, Zehner delivered a Ted Talk titled "Strap In: Closing the Gender Gap".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgiG1HHPx2s|title=Jacki Zehner at TEDxWomen 2012|last=TEDx Talks|date=December 4, 2012|publisher=|access-date=April 27, 2019|via=YouTube}} In 2016, Zehner was profiled on MAKERS.
Awards
Zehner has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout her career. In 2016, Zehner was named as a Distinguished Fellow at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College.{{cite web|url=https://barnard.edu/news/athena-center-leadership-studies-names-distinguished-fellows-2016-2018|title=Athena Center for Leadership Studies Names Distinguished Fellows for 2016-2018 - Barnard College|author=|date=|website=barnard.edu|access-date=April 27, 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.jackizehner.com}}
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Category:American finance and investment writers
Category:Businesspeople from Kelowna