Steve Jobs's Widow Debuts On Philanthropic Stage

Steve Jobs's Widow Makes Her Big Debut
Laurene Powell Jobs, chairman of Emerson Collective and widow of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, listens at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2013. The Global Conference convenes chief executive officers, senior government officials and leading figures in the global capital markets to explore solutions to today's most pressing challenges in business, health, government and education. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Laurene Powell Jobs, chairman of Emerson Collective and widow of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, listens at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 29, 2013. The Global Conference convenes chief executive officers, senior government officials and leading figures in the global capital markets to explore solutions to today's most pressing challenges in business, health, government and education. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Marlene Castro knew the tall blonde woman only as Laurene, her mentor. They met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighborhood the year that Ms. Castro was applying to college, and they e-mailed often, bonding over conversations about Ms. Castro's difficult childhood. Without Laurene's help, Ms. Castro said, she might not have become the first person in her family to graduate from college.

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