Jessica Posner Odede

Jessica Posner Odede's work experience includes serving as the CEO of Girl Effect, an innovative non-profit organization that uses media to empower girls in Africa and Asia. Jessica also co-founded and served as the Chief Operating Officer of Shining Hope for Communities, a non-profit that addresses gender inequality and poverty in Kenya's slums. Additionally, they worked as an Associate Director at Novastar Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on backing early-stage businesses that serve the base-of-the-pyramid market. Furthermore, Jessica is the author of "Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum," a book showcasing their collaboration with Kennedy Odede to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor.

Jessica Posner Odede attended Wesleyan University from 2005 to 2009, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies.