Jennifer has worked across decades in the areas of finance, global economics, and sustainability as it relates to capital flows, energy, and resources. Transformation in energy and infrastructure —with attention to resource sustainability, innovation and investment—have been active themes in her work in print, panels, videos and presentations. Her work creates and tells the stories that show new development paths and approaches. Her natural capital approach looks at smarter resource allocation in partnership with clients.
She served as CEO of Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations from late 2010 to spring 2013. In addition to updating the reach of DCFR, she produced 20-25 globally-focused, high-level speaker events annually. They included ambassadors, counterterrorism czars, theoretical physicists and many thought leaders cutting across global disciplines. Topics covered pressing issues such as climate change, energy and water security, complexity, geopolitical challenges, Eurozone crisis, and the Middle East relationship, to name a few.
Jennifer is published in various academic, policy and business publications such as Far Eastern Economic Review, Economist Intelligence Unit’s Executive Briefing, Journal of Structured Finance, Lloyd's List, D CEO and many others. In 2010, she presented her work with Dr. Andrew Chen in infrastructure development for the U.S. Department of State to Iraqi municipal and provincial leaders; in 2022 a panel was moderated at an EarthX E-Capital Summit with the Prime Minister of St. Maarten about the island nation rebuilding its entire energy system after Hurricane Irma.
In 1989, she graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) with an M.Sc. in European Studies (emphasis economics). She graduated with honors from the University of Denver with a double major in Finance and Marketing. While in London, after the LSE, she studied fine art and architecture with Sotheby's. She also studied Russian for four years throughout her university days. Jennifer is a Fellow of the Next Generation Project at Columbia University.
engagements have included:
• Upcoming global energy/resources keynote and global women’s opportunity session, University of Montana, April 16 2024
• IVYFON Investor Conferences: San Francisco, New York, and Austin SXSW, 2022-24
• Keynote “Chronicles in Energy and Geopolitics” University of Montana/ World Affairs Council, Oct 2023
• Geology, Geopolitics and Capital, panel moderator, D CEO, Oct 2022
• EarthX E-Capital Summit panel moderator, featuring St. Maarten’s Prime Minister Jacobs, grid infrastructure and investment, April 2022
• Infrastructure Development Paths: To Iraqi leaders, State Department, 2010
“I don’t say it enough, but many thanks for all you do. Your work is very important to us—not just the mar/com department, but to the faculty. It’s so important for them to work with someone who “gets them.” Thank you for continuing to stick with us. — ”
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