Jesse Draper
Jesse Draper is an American venture capitalist and TV personality.
Early life
Jesse Draper is the daughter of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Timothy C. Draper and Melissa Lee Draper. Her paternal grandfather is William Henry Draper III, former chairman of the Export–Import Bank of the United States and her great-grandfather was banker, general, and diplomat William Henry Draper Jr. who served as the first U.S. Ambassador to NATO.In 2006, Draper graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater.
Career
Draper began her career as an actress. Her first notable role was on the Nickelodeon series The Naked Brothers Band, which starred her cousins Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff and was created by her aunt Polly Draper.She created a technology talk web show called The Valley Girl Show which she hosted, wrote, and produced with Jonathan Polenz. In May 2014, Draper signed a distribution deal with Cox Media Group to broadcast the talk show in Northern California and Seattle.