Jennifer Anderson
Chief Talent Officer
As Chief Talent Officer, Jen oversees New Profit's recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and professional development work. Jen is passionate about expanding the impact, scope, and effectiveness of New Profit's talent initiatives and helping to create an environment in which all team members can reach their fullest potential. Jen traces her passion for talent and organizational development back to her childhood, when she loved organizing and coaching her three younger siblings. Jen initially pursued a Ph.D. in Latin American History, thinking that university life would be for her. Following countless hours writing papers and reading in the library, Jen realized that her time in the library was isolating and her work as a teaching assistant made her happiest. She left the Ph.D. program with her master's degree to find a path that would enable her to work more directly with people. The decision to leave was one of the most formative of her life and she never looked back.
Jen joined New Profit in 2004 as special projects manager for President and Founder Vanessa Kirsch, supporting a variety of efforts including the annual Gathering of Leaders. From 2007-2010, she served as Director of Communications, building New Profit's communications function and overseeing strategy development, print publications, and websites and online presence. In 2011, she stepped into the Chief Talent Officer role following several years of informal coaching and professional development work supporting her colleagues at New Profit. Prior to joining New Profit, Jen spent two years living in Puerto Natales, a small town on the Última Esperanza sound in the far south of Chile. There, at "el fin del mundo," she pursued her passion for the Spanish language, Chilean food and wine, and Patagonian landscape and culture. Prior to moving abroad, Jen worked for nearly five years at the Corporate Executive Board in Washington, DC as a Research Associate and an Associate Director of Research. Jen received her master's degree in Latin American History from Cornell University and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from William Smith College. Jen is an urban dweller and loves living in Boston's South End. When she's not chasing after her one-year-old daughter she loves eating out, cooking in, and traveling. Q&A What did you want to be when you were 10 years old?President of the United States. I created a TIME magazine cover in the sixth grade to capture the dream. What is the most unusual job you've ever had? What is your favorite food? |
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