# Jennifer Dulski

> Jennifer Dulski is the founder and CEO of Rising Team, a leadership development company combining guided team experiences with AI coaching and roleplay. A former executive at Yahoo, Google, Change.org and Facebook, she co-founded The Dealmap, acquired by Google in 2011, teaches management at Stanford Graduate School of Business and wrote Purposeful. Her career began in education as the founder of Summerbridge Pittsburgh, now Breakthrough Pittsburgh.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Rising Team
- **Organizations:** Rising Team, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Facebook, Change.org, Google, The Dealmap, Yahoo!, Breakthrough Pittsburgh, Arcadia
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Psychology; Phi Beta Kappa, Cornell University, MBA; Park Leadership Fellow, Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded The Dealmap and led it through its acquisition by Google in 2011., Authored Purposeful, a Wall Street Journal bestseller published in 2018., Led one of Yahoo’s core business units.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1997** — Founded and led Summerbridge Pittsburgh, now Breakthrough Pittsburgh.
- **1999-2007** — Worked at Yahoo, progressing from shopping brand manager to Group VP and General Manager of Local and Marketplaces.
- **2007-2011** — Co-founded and served as CEO of The Dealmap.
- **2011** — Google acquired The Dealmap; joined Google to lead Shopping and Product Ads product management.
- **2013-2017** — President and COO of Change.org.
- **2017-2019** — Head of Groups and Community at Facebook.
- **2018** — Published Purposeful: Are You a Manager or a Movement Starter?
- **2020** — Founded Rising Team in April; began lecturing at Stanford GSB in September.
- **2021-2026** — Served as Arcadia’s lead independent director, December 2021-June 2026.
- **2024** — Rising Team announced an $8 million Series A led by Zeal Capital Partners.

## Achievements

- Co-founded The Dealmap and led it through its acquisition by Google in 2011.
- Authored Purposeful, a Wall Street Journal bestseller published in 2018.
- Led one of Yahoo’s core business units.
- Led Facebook Groups and Community.
- Founded Rising Team and secured an $8 million Series A in 2024.
- Teaches Managing Growing Enterprises at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared on Lisa Kay Solomon’s How We Future to discuss purpose, teaching, rowing and AI-supported leadership practice.
- **2026-06** — Her LinkedIn experience lists the end of her Arcadia lead independent director service.
- **2024-06** — Announced Rising Team’s $8 million Series A and plans for a personalized AI leadership coach.

## Links

- Website: https://www.purposefulbook.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdulski
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jdulski
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purposefulbook/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdulski/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24