A serial social entrepreneur enthusiastic about disruptive applied sciences, with a decade of expertise in Homeland Safety expertise options. Jen invested in and helped construct a chosen Dept. of Homeland Safety Anti-Terrorism Expertise firm, co-founded by the U.S. DOE and funded by DNDO (Home Nuclear Detection Workplace) to develop and deploy applied sciences to guard international infrastructure from chemical, organic, radiological and nuclear assault. The corporate’s award profitable sensor expertise was constructed to guard seaports, borders and significant infrastructure. One in all her present corporations is constructing next-generation, high-capacity, environmentally pleasant batteries. She was additionally a former advisory board member of an modern biotechnology agency that received the celebrated Frost & Sullivan award for finest pancreatic most cancers analysis and remedy firm. Jen is enthusiastic about macroeconomics, securing our grid and international developments. In early ’07 speeches and as editor of the Contrarian Consensus she was one of many first voices to warn of a coming crash of 1929 proportions and to forecast gold’s rise above $1,000. She is part of a number of assume tanks together with: The Activity Pressure on Nationwide and Homeland Safety, The Aspen Institute, TED, The Nationwide Committee on American International Coverage, Renaissance Weekend, Summit Collection and is on the Steering Committee of the Safe The Grid Coalition. Her first entrepreneurial endeavor was in her early twenties when she rapidly rose to be one of many youngest prime vogue designers in North America. Successful quite a few awards and trade recognition together with: The Younger Girl of Achievement Award and The Clairol Trend Award for Younger Expertise. Her bestselling motivational information for younger girls, revealed by Penguin Putnam in 2000, offered in 20 nations and is out there in 7 languages. She was a frequent commentator on over 100 radio and TV reveals together with; ABC, CBS, CTV, FOX, CNBC, MSNBC, Good Day New York, New York One, Report on Enterprise TV. She was the co-founder and co-chairman of the Metropolitan Basis Gala in New York Metropolis for over 13 years elevating cash for breast most cancers and the atmosphere. She was awarded the Manhattan Award honoring people who’ve made a particular contribution to the town’s spirit, excellence, and compassion. In her teenagers she competed on the European Professional Freestyle snowboarding circuit, profitable the Italian championships and inserting 2nd within the Swiss championships.
