Karla Jurvetson

Karla Jurvetson
Jurvetson in 2018
Born
Karla Tinklenberg

1966 (age 57–58)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BS)
University of California School of Medicine (MD)
Occupations
  • Physician
  • philanthropist
  • political organizer

Karla Jurvetson is an American physician,[1] philanthropist, and major Democratic donor.[2] She has particularly focused on supporting candidates who are women, people of color, and from underrepresented communities,[3][4] and she is a prominent activist in the movement to protect voting rights and American democracy.[5][6] Jurvetson is vice chair of EMILY's List, which supports Democratic pro-choice women and has more than five million members.[7]

  1. ^ Jones, Natalie (2 November 2018). "Midterm big spenders: the top 20 political donors this election". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Dr. Karla Jurvetson". Sharecare. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet Karla Jurvetson, the Bay Area megadonor who helped make 2018 the 'year of the woman'". The Mercury News. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  4. ^ "The Los Altos Shrink Taking Over Washington". Puck. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  5. ^ "The Los Altos Shrink Taking Over Washington". Puck. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ "The Washington Whisperers". Puck. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. ^ "Leadership". EMILYs List. Retrieved 2024-05-02.