Williams College Commencement Address 2025 – Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett is the CEO of The Obama Foundation & was the Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama from 2009-2017. Jarrett is Board Chairman of Civic Nation. She serves on the boards of Walgreens Boot Alliance, Inc., Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen, Inc., Ariel Investments, The University of Chicago, & the Sesame Street Workshop. Jarrett also serves on the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Advisory Board, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Council.
