# Jes Wolfe

> Jes Wolfe is the CEO and chairwoman of Rebel Girls, the global children's media brand built around true stories of women and girls, and the chairwoman and governor of the San Francisco Signal professional volleyball team. A former finance and consulting professional, Hoodline COO, angel investor, and startup adviser, she has helped expand Rebel Girls from a book-led business into audio, apps, video, live experiences, consumer products, and sports while pursuing a stated goal of reaching 100 million girls by 2030.

- **Role:** CEO and Chairwoman at Rebel Girls; Chairwoman and Governor at San Francisco Signal
- **Organizations:** Rebel Girls, San Francisco Signal, Hoodline, Nextdoor, Boston Consulting Group, International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), Morgan Stanley, Algeco Scotsman Group, YPO, Chief
- **Education:** MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, BA in Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Helped expand Rebel Girls from a book-led company into a multi-platform brand spanning publishing, podcasts, an app, video, events, merchandise, licensing, and sports., Led Rebel Girls when its app won Apple's 2022 Design Award for Social Impact., Raised Rebel Girls' first venture round after joining its board, then led the company through an $8 million Series A backed by Penguin Random House in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Worked as an investment analyst in the International Finance Corporation's Health and Education Group.
- **2008-2010** — Earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2010-2013** — Worked at Boston Consulting Group, ultimately as a project leader.
- **2013-2015** — Led a 50-plus-person sales team in Australia for Algeco Scotsman Group.
- **2014-2019** — Invested in and advised startups, with an emphasis on female-founded companies and funds.
- **2015-2019** — Served as COO of Hoodline, a local media technology company later acquired by Nextdoor.
- **2019** — Joined Rebel Girls as its first independent board member.
- **2020** — Raised Rebel Girls' first venture round and became CEO as the pandemic disrupted bookstores and publishing supply chains.
- **2021** — Joined YPO.
- **2022** — Rebel Girls' app received the Apple Design Award for Social Impact.
- **2023** — Rebel Girls raised an $8 million Series A led by Penguin Random House.
- **2024** — Summited Aconcagua and launched the next phase of Rebel Girls' sports storytelling strategy.
- **2025** — Rebel Girls Sport expanded through media-rights partnerships and digital programming in volleyball and softball.
- **2026** — Served as chairwoman and governor of the San Francisco Signal, the Bay Area LOVB team scheduled to debut in January 2027.

## Achievements

- Helped expand Rebel Girls from a book-led company into a multi-platform brand spanning publishing, podcasts, an app, video, events, merchandise, licensing, and sports.
- Led Rebel Girls when its app won Apple's 2022 Design Award for Social Impact.
- Raised Rebel Girls' first venture round after joining its board, then led the company through an $8 million Series A backed by Penguin Random House in 2023.
- Was recognized by the Los Angeles Times as an Inspirational Women business visionary in 2022.
- Helped build Hoodline as COO before the local media technology company was acquired by Nextdoor.
- Co-created a partnership between Rebel Girls and Room to Read to publish stories from participants in Room to Read's Girls' Education Program.
- Summited Mount Aconcagua in 2024.
- Chairs the women-led ownership group behind the San Francisco Signal professional volleyball team.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The Bay Area LOVB franchise Wolfe chairs unveiled its permanent name, San Francisco Signal, ahead of a January 2027 debut.
- **2026-05** — Wolfe joined a Sports Business Journal discussion on building younger women's-sports fandom through athlete storytelling, social distribution, fan experiences, and purpose-built products.
- **2026-05** — San Francisco Signal expanded its women-led ownership collective, with Wolfe describing the group as builders shaping the team's place in the Bay Area community.
- **2026-03** — Rebel Girls announced four sports-video series, including a documentary built from Wolfe's 2024 Aconcagua climb, and named Pepper Persley its first brand ambassador.
- **2025-09** — Rebel Girls appointed Inky Son as COO to build its consumer-products licensing and direct-to-consumer business, reporting to Wolfe.
- **2025-02** — Wolfe appeared on Breaking Precedent to discuss Aconcagua, her portfolio approach to life, Rebel Girls' evolution, and Rebel Girls Sport.

## Links

- Website: https://rebelgirls.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jes-wolfe-a58921
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rebelgirlsbook
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RebelGirls
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelgirls/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/rebelgirls

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Last updated: 2026-08-18