Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power.
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Jessica O. Matthews
Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, Inc.
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Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning renewable power company that specializes in harnessing the energy from motion to create entire ecosystems of power for communities around the world. The company was founded by Matthews when she was only 22 years old.
Matthews was invited to the White House by President Barack Obama to represent small companies for the signing of the America Invents Act in 2012. In 2016, her Series A offering broke the record for funding by a black female founder, and she was selected to ring the NASDAQ opening ceremony bell, representing all Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna. Matthews’ research and career centers around the intersection of disruptive technology, renewable energy, human behavior, and the psychology of self-actualization.
A dual citizen of Nigeria & the U.S., Matthews has a degree in Psychology and Economics from Harvard University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is listed on over 10 patents and patents pending—including her first invention of the SOCCKET, an energy generating soccer ball, at the age of 19. Her list of accolades include Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30 under 30 list, Inc Magazine 30 under 30, and Harvard University Scientist of the Year.
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Equitable Innovation: The Uncharted Power Effect
Power, Redefined: Leadership Acumen From the New Tech Frontier
The Uncharted Path
Innovating During Times of Uncertainty: Turning Adversity Into Vision
