Jack Dorsey is donating $1 billion to COVID-19 relief efforts. The 43-year-old co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and the founder and CEO of Square, is donating in the form of his equity in Square. Jack, who has a net worth of around $3.3 billion according to Forbes, made the announcement on Tuesday (April 7) on Twitter.
He explained that the $1 billion is 28 percent of his net wealth and that the funds will be distributed via the Start Small Foundation. “Why now?
The needs are increasingly urgent, and I want to see the impact in my lifetime,” he tweeted. “I hope this inspires others to do something similar.
Life is too short, so let’s do everything we can today to help people now.” He added that “after we disarm this pandemic,” the fund’s