Jennifer Siebel

Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom is an American documentary filmmaker and actress. She is the director, writer and producer of the film Miss Representation, which premiered in the documentary competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media have contributed to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power. Her second film, which she wrote produced and directed, was The Mask You Live In, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Festival. It is about the struggle men and boys have while negotiating American societys narrow definition of masculinity.

Newsom was born in San Francisco, to Kenneth F. Siebel, Jr., an investment manager , and his wife, Judy Siebel, cofounder of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. Newsom grew up in the Marin County community of Ross, California. Newsom is the oldest of four sisters. Newsom attended Ross Grammar School and The Branson School. During high school, she played varsity basketball, soccer, and tennis. She later graduated with honors from Stanford University, where she obtained a Bachelors degree in 1996 and Master of Business Administration in 2001. Her studies focused on conservation policy and Third World development. At Stanford, she was recruited to play on the womens soccer team. While pursuing her MBA, Newsom also studied at the American Conservatory Theater, where she completed a certificate program. After completing her education, Newsom traveled to Africa, Latin America, and Europe on assignments with Conservation International, a global environmental coalition. Newsom worked

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