Valerie Jarrett – Black Enterprise

Black Enterprise's Portraits of Power series brings you candid insights from exceptional women leaders, such as former presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett...

Career Leadership

17 Career Books for Black Women to Help Them Level Up Professionally

Lydia BlancoJuly 14, 2019July 12, 2019

by Lydia BlancoJuly 14, 2019July 12, 201932703

Whether you’re trying to find more balance in your life, explore your purpose, combat bias in the workplace, or work your way to the C-suite—this...

Career Leadership Women

The Teacher vs. The Tweeter: Valerie Jarrett Schools Roseanne [Opinion]

Caroline ClarkeMay 30, 2018

by Caroline ClarkeMay 30, 20181616

Comedienne Roseanne Barr, who is a vocal supporter of the current presidential administration, attacked Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, in a...

Lifestyle

Roseanne Barr Compares Valerie Jarrett To An Ape, ABC Cancels TV Show

Adedamola AgboolaMay 29, 2018

by Adedamola AgboolaMay 29, 20182360

Channing Dungey, the first black head of a major network, pulls the plug on Roseanne Barr's TV show, "Roseanne" after her racist Twitter rant about...

News Technology

Valerie Jarrett Appointed to Lyft Board of Directors

Sequoia BlodgettAugust 2, 2017September 23, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettAugust 2, 2017September 23, 20171063

Lyft has recently appointed former Senior Advisor to President Obama and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, Valerie Jarrett....

Entrepreneurship

Former Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett is Elected to Ariel Investments Board

Selena HillMarch 28, 2017September 29, 2017

by Selena HillMarch 28, 2017September 29, 20171357

Ariel Investments, LLC, announced that Valerie Jarrett, a former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, has joined the company's Board of Directors....