The Team

Role at the Foundation

Jennifer is the Higher Education Network Manager, working with universities and higher education institutions as part of the Learning Team. Jennifer's focus is on cultivating and managing new and existing relationships with universities which form the Foundation's academic network and facilitating the Foundation's ambition to grow this network to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Jennifer's work at the Foundation also includes enabling cross-collaboration opportunities for universities on projects, plugging actors into other Ellen MacArthur Foundation programmes, networks and events, along with the publication of the Higher Education newsletter.

Background

Prior to joining the Foundation, Jennifer worked in business planning and reporting for EIT Climate-KIC, a European knowledge innovation community tackling the climate change challenge. Jennifer gained her Master's degree in Sustainability & Management at Royal Holloway University of London in 2013 after completing a BSc in Ecology & Wildlife Conservation at Bournemouth University. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys training and running with her golden retriever, Berkeley.