The Entrepreneurship Team
The Edward Lowe Foundation was established by Ed and Darlene Lowe in 1985. In contrast to most U.S. foundations, which are grant-giving entities, we are an operating foundation that funds its own programs.

TJ Becker
Marketing Communication Mgr
T.J. Becker is the foundation’s marketing communications manager, a position she has held since 2006.
Entrepreneurship team
T.J. Becker is the foundation’s marketing communications manager, a position she has held since 2006. She is responsible for corporate communications and content development, ranging from annual reports and marketing materials to program case studies and profiles of second-stage entrepreneurs.
True to her Scorpio nature, she serves on the environmental team’s suppression squad during prescribed burns, manning water hoses from trucks and pumping stations. An enthusiastic cook and major fotografizophobe, she enjoys making pizza for Chris Ryback as a bribe for not taking her photo at group events.
Becker has a Bachelor’s of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.