Jen has been President of the Bush Foundation since September 2012. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jen served as chief of staff and vice president of strategy for St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations, where she led the creation of GiveMN.org, Give to the Max Day, and the Minnesota Idea Open. Jen was also a consultant with McKinsey and Company for nine years and directed the Itasca Project, a CEO-led regional civic initiative in the Twin Cities. Her current community work includes serving on boards (like Region’s Hospital), participating in collaborative community efforts (like the Itasca Project), and volunteering with her kids. She and her husband met at the University of Kansas and are both proud Jayhawks.
Notes from Jen
- JULY 9, 2020 | Black lives matter
- MAY 30, 2020 | Building from tragedy: commitment to making our community better
- MAY 11, 2020 | Supporting staff to grow and go
- APRIL 8, 2020 | Turning optimism into action
- MARCH 3, 2020 | Investing in community problem-solving
- FEBRUARY 4, 2020 | Investing in you
- DECEMBER 10, 2019 | Strategy push
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 | Equity in practice
- JULY 9, 2019 | Managing up for leadership
- MAY 21, 2019 | Goals for a decade: revisited
- MARCH 19, 2019 | Queer eye for leadership
- FEBRUARY 11, 2019 | Doing more good
- NOVEMBER 13, 2018 | Venturing out from our bases
- OCTOBER 25, 2018 | bushCONNECT + how change happens
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 | Philanthropy that's better for everyone
- AUGUST 7, 2018 | Working backward from impact
- JULY 11, 2018 | The opportunity in Native-focused philanthropy
- JUNE 18, 2018 | Sharing progress and spreading optimism
- MARCH 20, 2018 | Leadership development on $0 a day
- FEBRUARY 27, 2018 | Leadership in context
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018 | Embracing the not-simple in all of us