# Jacquelyn Kung

> Jacquelyn Kung is a Dallas-based entrepreneur, investor and adviser who founded the original Activated Insights and cofounded ClearCare. Her career spans operating a large retirement community, consulting, enterprise software, workplace measurement and board service. In 2026 she participated in Vali’s seed financing as an investor and adviser.

- **Role:** Investor and advisor at Vali; founder and former CEO of the original Activated Insights
- **Organizations:** Activated Insights (original company), ClearCare (now part of WellSky), Vali, Discovery Senior Living, Smithsonian SITES | Affiliations, Workforce Grants Network, Nexus Insights, Family Caregiver Alliance, Erickson, McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs International
- **Education:** BA, Economics, Harvard College, MBA, Harvard Business School, DrPH, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Founded the original Activated Insights and cofounded ClearCare., Helped establish the first Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list, released September 27, 2018., Managed an Erickson community with 2,100 residents and approximately $70 million in annual revenue.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2017; exact dates unverified** — Worked at Goldman Sachs International, McKinsey and Erickson; managed a retirement community and cofounded ClearCare.
- **2004** — Coauthored College Matters Guide, published by McGraw-Hill.
- **2006** — Earned MBA at Harvard Business School.
- **2010-2019** — Served as board president of Family Caregiver Alliance, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- **2017** — Founded the original Activated Insights; a late-2017 meeting led to a Great Place to Work collaboration.
- **2018** — Activated Insights and Fortune published the inaugural Best Workplaces in Aging Services list.
- **2020** — Became a Nexus Insights fellow, according to LinkedIn.
- **2021** — Activated Insights announced a senior-living survey collaboration with U.S. News & World Report.
- **2023** — Home Care Pulse acquired Activated Insights; Discovery Senior Living announced her independent board appointment in May.
- **2026** — Participated as an investor and adviser in Vali’s $6 million seed financing.

## Achievements

- Founded the original Activated Insights and cofounded ClearCare.
- Helped establish the first Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list, released September 27, 2018.
- Managed an Erickson community with 2,100 residents and approximately $70 million in annual revenue.
- Led Activated Insights before its January 2023 acquisition by Home Care Pulse.
- Appointed to Discovery Senior Living’s board in May 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Bonfire Ventures identified Kung as an investor and adviser in Vali’s $6 million seed round.
- **2023-05** — Discovery Senior Living announced her appointment as an independent board member.
- **2023-01** — Home Care Pulse announced its acquisition of her original Activated Insights business.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/jkung
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelynkung

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Last updated: 2026-10-24