19 min
Bringing Penn Alum Together with Jackie Einstein Astrof Quakers & Makers
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- Business
Jackie Einstein Astrof, CAS’93, is the founder and executive director of PennPAC (Pro bono Alumni Consulting), a nonprofit organization (www.pennpac.org) that harnesses the intellectual talents and professional skills of Penn alumni in NYC, Philadelphia, the Bay Area, and beyond to help nonprofits with their business issues through short-term, well-defined, team-based consulting projects. In its first 10 years of operation, PennPAC has delivered pro bono services valued at over $7 million by engaging 1,000+ alumni-volunteers who have dedicated over 35,000 hours toward assisting 150+ nonprofit clients.
Prior to establishing PennPAC, Jackie spent 15 years in strategic planning, business development and marketing roles in the health care and nonprofit fields.
Jackie’s other Penn commitments include serving on the Trustees Council of Penn Women where she co-chairs the Student Life Committee; Penn Hillel’s National Board of Governors and its Executive Committee; and Community Service co-chair of her Penn class.
Beyond her Penn-related work, Jackie is involved in various other philanthropic initiatives, many of which are focused on poverty and food insecurity. For her commitment to civic engagement, she has been named a NY1 New Yorker of the Week and received various other awards including a Daily Point of Life Award and Volunteer Service Awards from the White House and NYC Mayor’s Office.
Jackie graduated Penn in 1993 and also holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. Jackie and her husband Josh live in New York with their two sons.
Jackie Einstein Astrof, CAS’93, is the founder and executive director of PennPAC (Pro bono Alumni Consulting), a nonprofit organization (www.pennpac.org) that harnesses the intellectual talents and professional skills of Penn alumni in NYC, Philadelphia, the Bay Area, and beyond to help nonprofits with their business issues through short-term, well-defined, team-based consulting projects. In its first 10 years of operation, PennPAC has delivered pro bono services valued at over $7 million by engaging 1,000+ alumni-volunteers who have dedicated over 35,000 hours toward assisting 150+ nonprofit clients.
Prior to establishing PennPAC, Jackie spent 15 years in strategic planning, business development and marketing roles in the health care and nonprofit fields.
Jackie’s other Penn commitments include serving on the Trustees Council of Penn Women where she co-chairs the Student Life Committee; Penn Hillel’s National Board of Governors and its Executive Committee; and Community Service co-chair of her Penn class.
Beyond her Penn-related work, Jackie is involved in various other philanthropic initiatives, many of which are focused on poverty and food insecurity. For her commitment to civic engagement, she has been named a NY1 New Yorker of the Week and received various other awards including a Daily Point of Life Award and Volunteer Service Awards from the White House and NYC Mayor’s Office.
Jackie graduated Penn in 1993 and also holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. Jackie and her husband Josh live in New York with their two sons.
19 min