Karla Jurvetson

Karla Jurvetson
Jurvetson in 2018
Born
Karla Tinklenberg

1966 (age 59–60)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BS)
University of California School of Medicine (MD)
Occupations
  • Physician
  • philanthropist
  • political organizer
Spouse
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(m. 1990; div. 2018)​
Children2

Karla Jurvetson (née Tinklenberg, born 1966) is an American physician, philanthropist, and major Democratic Party donor. She has particularly focused on supporting candidates who are women, racial minorities, and from underrepresented communities, and she is a prominent activist in the movement to protect voting rights and American democracy. Jurvetson is the former vice chair of EMILYs List, which supports Democratic pro-choice women and has more than five million members.

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