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| Stacey Rubin | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Emerson Collective |
| Role: | Managing Director of Strategy |
| Location: | Bay Area, Calif. |
| Expertise: | Strategy |
| Affiliation: | Democrat |
| Website: | Official website |
Stacey Rubin is the managing director of strategy at Emerson Collective, an organization aimed at fostering innovation and self reliance. Rubin has been the political advisor to Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs, and spent seven years working under former President Bill Clinton's administration.
Career
Under former President Bill Clinton's administration, Stacey Rubin served in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Rubin helped to usher through Clinton nominees through the Senate.[1] Rubin spent seven years working for the Clinton administration.[1] The New York Times also listed Rubin as a donor to the Clinton Foundation.[2]
Rubin spent three years working at the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.[1] After working for the government, Rubin turned to political consulting. Since leaving the White House, Rubin has been the political consultant to Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers. Powell Jobs is a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton, having contributed to Clinton's 2008 presidential bid and $25,000 to the Ready for Hillary for Clinton's 2016 run for president.[1][3]
In 2004, Rubin was the trip director for General Wesley Clark's 2004 presidential campaign.[4]
As of 2015, Rubin has been serving as the managing director of strategy at Emerson Collective, which was founded by Powell Jobs.[5] The collective seeks to foster innovation and self reliance through grants and investments in entrepreneurial ventures.[6] The organization supports immigration reform, which it states "enables the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants to earn legal status and citizenship [that] is essential to a healthy, vibrant democracy."[7]
Highlighting Rubin's ties to the Clintons and to Powell Jobs, Recode described Rubin as one of "the most Powerful Political Players in Silicon Valley."[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Recode, "Meet the Most Powerful Political Players in Silicon Valley," August 18, 2015
- ↑ http://projects.nytimes.com/clinton-donors/page/2681 The New York Times, "Clinton Foundation Donors," December 18, 2008]
- ↑ Business Insider, "One of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley has ties to two top 2016 candidates," March 26, 2015
- ↑ George Washington University, "Wesley Clark-Campaign Organization," accessed December 17, 2015
- ↑ Emerson Collective, "Our team," accessed December 17, 2015
- ↑ '"Emerson Collective, "About," accessed December 17, 2015
- ↑ Emerson Collective, "Immigration," accessed December 17, 2015
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