Powell Jobs Climate Group Hires Lawyer From Meta-Backed Charity

The Waverley Street Foundation, an organization formed by Laurene Powell Jobs to fight climate change, has hired Emiliano Martinez as its first general counsel.

Martinez spent the past four years as a legal director for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic endeavor backed by Meta Platforms Inc. co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

Martinez began his career as a litigator at Irell & Manella before going on to work for two other nonprofits prior to joining the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Waverley Street added Martinez’s name to its list of staff this month, and he acknowledged ...