Women’s History Month Spotlight | Jennifer Aaker
During Women’s History Month, Eat. Learn. Play. celebrates influential women leaders who are doing great work supporting our mission of providing access to the three essential pillars of a healthy childhood — nutrition, education, and physical activity.
Meet Dr. Jennifer Aaker, behavioral scientist, General Atlantic Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, author, and Eat. Learn. Play. Board Member. As an award-winning writer, Dr. Aaker has co-authored The Dragonfly Effect, a book on utilizing social media to drive social change, and Humor, Seriously, a book on why humor is a secret weapon in business (and life). Within her academic positions, Dr. Aaker is a leading expert on how meaning and purpose can shape an individual’s choices, how long-lasting happiness can be cultivated using time and money, and how technologies like AI and XR are redefine human interactions.
As an Eat. Learn. Play Board Member, we are so grateful to be working alongside such an inspirational and influential leader.
Continue reading about Dr. Jennifer Aaker below. Stay tuned this month for our final Women’s History Month profile.
What does Women’s History Month mean to you?
Jennifer: To me, Women’s History Month is a celebration of women who broke barriers and paved the way for all women of the present and future. These women were trailblazers — fully anchored on purpose and lived life with levity and on the precipice of a smile. I’m so incredibly lucky to be surrounded by a wonderful group of women (my mom, my sisters, my bridge group with whom I don’t play bridge but often drink wine) who uplift each other, impact their teams, families, and communities.
What advice would you give to your teenage self?
Jennifer: Create (more) space for beauty
What do you admire most about your work with Eat. Learn. Play.?
Jennifer: The foundation is built on love and creates love.
Is there anything else you’d like to share in your spotlight?
Jennifer: Always end on love.