Name: Jack Jewett
Title: President and CEO
Organization: Flinn Foundation

First or Most Interesting Job: Personal golf caddie for General Thomas S. Power, Commander of the Strategic Air Command during the Kennedy Administration and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Hobbies/Favorite Pastime: Golf

Your Path to Philanthropy: The United Way, higher education and the Arizona Board of Regents

Favorite Quote or Motto: "It's going to be okay."

Organization Spotlight:

Name: Flinn Foundation

The Flinn Foundation is a privately endowed, philanthropic grantmaking organization established in 1965 by Dr. Robert S. and Irene P. Flinn to improve the quality of life in Arizona to benefit future generations. During their lifetimes, the Foundation promoted technology-driven medical care programs and recruited top physician specialists to Arizona. Through the Foundation they supported the emergence of Arizona’s medical school and awarded scholarships to help students prepare for careers in the health professions.

Today, the Foundation supports the advancement of the biosciences in Arizona, as well as two other grant programs to help build Arizona’s knowledge-driven economy—the Flinn Scholars Program and Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture.

In addition, to advance shared goals, the Foundation often convenes leaders in workshops and educational forums. These conferences take place in the two fully equipped meeting rooms in the Flinn Foundation Educational Conference Center. When not being used by the Foundation, these facilities are available at no cost to Arizona's nonprofit organizations serving the fields of the biosciences, healthcare, education, and the arts.

To read about the history of the Flinn Foundation, click here