Ivanka Trump Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania after transferring from Georgetown University
• After marrying Jared Kushner in 2009, she welcomed her first child in 2011
• Briefly worked as both a print and runway model while a teenager, making her cover debut with a 1997 issue of Seventeen magazine
• Quote: "Love what you do․ There's always going to be someone else who's smarter than you, but there's no substitute for passion․ People who are passionate always work the hardest, and that sets them apart․"
• Joined her father's company in the late 2000s and would eventually be named Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization
• Before joining her father's empire, she began her career with Forest City Enterprises where she would launch her first of many Ivanka Trump lines of jewelry, handbags and clothing
• Frequently appears as an advisor, judge and mentor on "The Apprentice" and it's various spin-offs
• Published her first book in 2009 titled The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life