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Her non-profit work includes board memberships with The Sunlight Foundation, StopBadware.org, and PersonalGenome.org;<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/esther-dyson/87275 Forbes.com Profile]</ref> Ms. Dyson prefers to do good through her many business dealings, but recognizes the fact that private industry is not able to address all of the world's problems.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure Bio]</ref>
Her non-profit work includes board memberships with The Sunlight Foundation, StopBadware.org, and PersonalGenome.org;<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/esther-dyson/87275 Forbes.com Profile]</ref> Ms. Dyson prefers to do good through her many business dealings, but recognizes the fact that private industry is not able to address all of the world's problems.<ref>[http://www.edventure.com/new-bio.html EDventure Bio]</ref>
===Investments Sold===
A number of Ms. Dyson's investments have been acquired including the aforementioned high-profile sales of Flixr, del.icio.us, and Medstory. Other notable sales include:<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post Bio]</ref>
* BrightMail, sold to Symantec
* Orbitz, sold to Cendant
* Powerset, sold to Microsoft
* Plazes, sold to Nokia
* Tacit, sold to Oracle
===Other Background===
===Other Background===
Ms. Dyson holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University (1972).
Ms. Dyson holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University (1972).