Dr. Jemilah Mahmood began her mandate as under secretary general for partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in January 2016. Before joining the IFRC, Dr. Mahmood was the chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York. She is well known as the founder of MERCY Malaysia, which she led from 1999-2009, and her previous appointments include chief of the humanitarian response branch at UNFPA; senior fellow at Khazanah Nasional Berhad in Malaysia’s Khazanah Research and Investment Strategy Division, and senior visiting research fellow at the Humanitarian Futures Programme at Kings College in London.

Jemimah Njuki is a senior program specialist at Canada’s International Development Research Centre where she oversees a portfolio of agriculture and food security projects focused on reducing post-harvest losses, improving nutrition and engaging women and youth in agribusiness, as well as overseeing gender integration and a focus on women in IDRC’s Agriculture and Food Security Program.

Jen Kirby is a freelance journalist covering international politics, democracy, and human rights. She has written for Foreign Policy, New Lines Magazine, and Vanity Fair, among other publications. She was previously a senior foreign and national security reporter at Vox and an assistant editor at New York Magazine.

Jeni Klugman is director of gender and development at the World Bank Group, where she serves as lead spokesperson on gender equality issues and is responsible for developing strategic directions to promote the institution's gender agenda. She also serves on several advisory boards, including that of the World Economic Forum's on sustainability and competitiveness. Her previous roles include serving as director and lead author of three UNDP Human Development Reports.

Jenn Rosen (she/her) is the research manager at Solutions Insights Lab. She leads research initiatives and oversees data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights that support the Solutions Insights Lab’s knowledge-generating work and SJN’s strategic priorities. She holds a doctorate in sociology from Northwestern University and has been teaching and researching at the intersection of democracy, gender, sexuality, and the power of social movements to bring about social change.

Jenn Yates is director of the TCA Accelerator. She previously led initiatives that created tipping points for transformative change as executive director at Real Food for Kids, and manager of food and agriculture advocacy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Jenn holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.

Jenni Cardamone is manager of partnerships and communications for Devex. In this role, she leads communications partnerships with premiere development organizations and global corporations through special initiatives, content exchanges, and events.

Jennifer Abuah joined Olam Nigeria in 2011 where as head of cocoa sustainability she now manages the Nigeria Cocoa Certification Programme. Prior to joining Olam, Jennifer worked variously in the UK’s voluntary and statutory sectors and the United Nations in Ghana. She holds a master’s degree in social policy and planning of developing countries from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Jennifer Amend is commercial lines manager at Clements Worldwide. She is a certified insurance counselor.

Jennifer Baljko is a freelance technology and business writer currently based in Barcelona, Spain. She has covered a range of topics in her 20+ year career, including conflict minerals mining; corporate and municipal risk management and resiliency development; e-waste reuse and recycling; mobile reading in emerging markets; and sustainability and natural resources planning.