Jessica Seinfeld

About

Jessica Seinfeld (; SYNE-feld, born Nina Danielle Sklar; September 12, 1971) is an American author and wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. She has released five cookbooks about preparing food for families, and is the founder of the GOOD+ Foundation (formerly Baby Buggy), a New York City-based charitable organization that provides essential items for families in need throughout New York City.

Nina Sklar was born in Oyster Bay, New York, the middle child of three daughters, and grew up in a middle-class Jewish household in Burlington, Vermont. Her mother was a Victims Service Advocate for more than 50 years and an attendance officer at Hunt Middle School, while her father was a computer software engineer.

After graduating from the University of Vermont, Sklar worked in public relations for Golden Books Entertainment and Tommy Hilfiger.

She founded Baby Buggy in 2001 following the birth of her first child. She started with a donation drive, whereby she asked people for their used baby supplies after realizing that her first child’s products, no longer of use to her own family, could be used by others. As of May 2013, Baby Buggy has donated over…