Philanthropy in Action: Donna Dubinsky
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Channel: Yale University · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism
Donna Dubinsky '77 shares her thoughts on philanthropy with Maxim Thorne and Yale students. Ms. Dubinsky visited Yale on February 23, 2012 to speak with students in Maxim Thorne's Philanthropy in Action seminar. She tells about being a successful entrepreneur in Silicon Valley and the strategies she and her husband employ in planning and managing their philanthropy. Ms. Dubinsky worked at Apple Computer in the 1980s before joining Jeff Hawkins to become the president and CEO of Palm in 1992. In 1998, she and Hawkins co-founded Handspring, creator of the category-defining Treo smartphone. Handspring merged with Palm in 2003 where Ms. Dubinsky continued to serve on the board until 2009. She currently serves as CEO and Board Chair of Numenta. Ms. Dubinsky is a Fellow of the Yale Corporation, is on the board of the Peninsula Open Space Trust, and is a Trustee of the Computer History Museum. Ms. Dubinsky '77 holds a B.A. from Yale University in History, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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