Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen (born 1969/1970) is an American philanthropist, educator[2] and author.[3]

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Self-portrait photograph
Born
Laura Arrillaga

1969/1970 (age 49–50)[1]
Palo Alto, California, US
EducationStanford University
Stanford Graduate School of Business
OccupationPhilanthropist, author
Spouse(s)Marc Andreessen (m. 2006)
Children1
Parent(s)John Arrillaga
Frances Marion Cook Arrillaga

She is the founder and president of the Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Foundation, a private operating foundation that describes itself as a philanthropic "innovation lab",[4] and founded the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), a venture philanthropy fund.[5] She is also the author of Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World.

Personal life

Arrillaga-Andreessen was born in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of Frances C. Arrillaga and real estate developer John Arrillaga, Sr.[3] 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.[6][7]

Arrillaga-Andreessen has said her mother's volunteer work was a strong influence on her when she was growing up in Palo Alto.[8] She became active in philanthropy after her mother's early death from cancer.[3][9] Arrillaga-Andreessen married Marc Andreessen in 2006.[10] The couple have one son. Arrillaga-Andreessen and her husband co-founded the Marc and Laura Andreessen Foundation. Arrillaga-Andreessen is the Foundation's president.

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.[3] 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.[3][5][11]

In 2006, she founded and serves as board chairman of Stanford PACS (Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society), a social change research center. [5] She has been an Instructor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2000 and teaches courses on philanthropy and on leadership.[7]

In 2011, Arrillaga-Andreessen's book Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World was published by Jossey-Bass, [12][5] and she writes about philanthropy for The Huffington Post and other publications.[7]

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.[7] 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.[7] In 2011, she and Marc Andreessen received Global Citizen Awards from the Global Philanthropy Forum of the World Affairs Councils of America.[7]

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