Jean Shia

Jean Shia

Jean Shia is the Head of Portfolio and Investment at the Autodesk Foundation where she invests in a portfolio of 40+ organizations using technology for positive social and environmental impact and leads the Foundation's impact management function. Jean has two decades of experience working across the public and private sectors in social entrepreneurship, economic development, finance and strategic operations. Jean was previously the Vice President of Business Operations at Driptech, a for-profit social enterprise focused on improving smallholder livelihoods through low-cost irrigation technologies. She started her career as a Fellow in the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development working to revitalize communities across New York. Jean received a MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley and a BS with Honors in Urban Studies from Cornell University.

  • Factor[e] venture studio

    Our investment in Factor[e] Ventures

    Innovative funding to scale  At Autodesk Foundation, one of our focus areas is to back technology-based solutions that increase Health and Resilience in low-resource, climate-vulnerable regions.  In this part of our portfolio, we look for organizations that can demonstrate impact in the three domains of our Health and Resilience thesis: environmental protection, community health, and […]

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  • Unlocking New Opportunities for People Hard-hit by Automation and Globalization

    Automation and globalization are two of the biggest forces shaping the future of work and our wider society, with gross inequities between winners and losers. To address these inherent inequalities, we back systems and solutions that help at-risk workers prosper in the era of automation in service of a more equitable future. Jean Shia, Head […]

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