Ben Jealous is the former President and CEO of the NAACP and a renowned public figure with a broad national audience. He is also a partner at Kapor Capital, an Oakland-based firm that leverages the tech sector to create progressive social change. A Rhodes Scholar, Jealous has been on the "40 Under 40" lists of both "Forbes "and "Time". In 2013 "The Washington Post" referred to him as "one of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders."