Elissa Salas

SkillUp Coalition is a non-profit organization founded in July 2020 that connects workers with the right tools, resources, and support to make confident career shifts, find quality living-wage jobs, and position themselves for promising career growth, without the need of a college degree. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States, including local partnerships in various locations such as northern Nevada and Dallas. The organization has connected nearly 2 million workers to career, training, and job support nationwide. SkillUp Coalition brings together over 100 leading organizations including training and education providers, technology developers, policymakers, employers, and philanthropies to advocate for an affordable, equitable, upskilling ecosystem that ensures every worker has high-opportunity employment.

College Track is a program that helps students from low-income communities to earn a bachelor's degree and succeed in the workforce. The non-profit company is based in Oakland, CA. The program systematically removes academic, financial, and social-emotional barriers that prevent first-generation students from completing college. College Track serves over 3,600 students across 12 communities in the United States, with over 900 alumni leading a movement to democratize potential. The company was founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. The CEO is Shirley M. Collado.