Jennifer started her career as a classroom teacher in Chicago where she taught for 7 years in traditional district schools. She moved to the Silicon Valley in 2000 to attend Stanford University and was inspired by all of the entrepreneurs working on their ideas. She found a way to use her teaching experience to support these founders. She worked at NewSchools Venture Fund for 9 years and learned the craft of venture capital. She also co-created and taught the popular course  Innovations In Teaching at Stanford University for 3 years. She co-founded her first fund NewSchools Seed Fund in 2011 and co-founded her second, Reach Capital I in 2015 and Reach II in 2018. These funds have aggregated more than $167M in capital to back amazing entrepreneurs who are passionate about bringing cutting edge technology to education. The Reach portfolio of 80+ companies are creating new opportunity for people everywhere who might think of themselves as underdogs due to background or other challenges.