Joan Abrahamson

Joan Abrahamson
Joan Abrahamson
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University (B.A.) ; Stanford University (M.A.) ; Harvard University (Ph.D.) ; University of California, Berkeley (J.D.)
Occupation	President of the Jefferson Institute
Known for	Previous positions as: Assistant Chief of Staff to Vice President George H. W. Bush; Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to Vice Presidents Walter Mondale and George Bush; Founding Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy;
Notable work	1985 MacArthur Fellows Program; 1980 White House Fellows;

Joan Abrahamson (born in Los Angeles,California, United States) is an attorney, artist, former government appointee, and activist who is founder and president of the Jefferson Institute. She also worked in international security and economics, health, and the study of the creative process. Jonas Salk, a family friend, was a mentor to Abrahamson.