“No matter how different a career path we choose from our parents, people will always say we wouldn't have gotten there if it hadn't been for our name. And in the end, there's no way to tell if that's true or not. Maybe it's not the worst thing for people not to see you coming. If people want to underestimate me, I'm fine with that.”

American businesswoman

Ivanka Trump is an American businesswoman. The second child of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump, she came to wider attention as part of one of the United States’ most visible political and business families. She served as a presidential advisor during her father’s first administration from 2017 to 2021. Her public profile has largely been shaped by that role and by her work in business.