Jennifer Sweeney

Jennifer Sweeney has served as General Counsel for several start-up companies, practiced corporate law for a large law firm, and worked in private equity and investment banking. After spending nearly ten years working in the biotechnology and high tech industries, serving in various legal, finance and investing roles, she has now dedicated herself to working to improve educational opportunities for children, both domestically and internationally. Jennifer serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education, which aims to strengthen K-12 Catholic schools through innovative teacher training, leadership development and research. She serves on the Leadership Council for Positive Coaching Alliance, a national non-profit organization that develops better athletics, better people through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes. Prior to joining the 10,000 Degrees Board, Jennifer served on the Board of Meritus College Fund. She also served on the Board of Iqra Fund, a non-profit organization educating girls in remote, tribal regions of northeastern Pakistan.

Jennifer graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1999 with a degree in finance and received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2006. Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three young boys, who dream of one day being students at Notre Dame.