Jennifer Brinkerhoff

Jennifer Brinkerhoff leads and manages the implementation of Panagora’s new business strategy. She has the ideal combination of long-term field and home office experience, serving 15 years of 30 in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Her new business work is informed by her extensive experience in program management including a deep familiarity with the program cycle, program design, and local partnership development—Jennifer thrives on designing programs that strengthen country capacity and ownership. She brings adeep knowledge ofall aspects of new business from capture to strategy to proposal writing to cost preparation. She is an experienced leader who has led cross-sectoral diverse teams both in the USA and overseas.

Since 2018, Jennifer has served as Panagora’s Director for Program Management and Quality Assurance. Before joining Panagora, she served as the director of new business for Land O’Lakes International Development (now Land O’Lakes Venture 37). She served in various field positions from 2005-2015, the latest field position where she served as a chief of party for a large challenge grants program supporting private sector engagement in Sri Lanka. Jennifer began her career in international development as community development volunteer for the Peace Corps in Batouri, Cameroon. She holds a master’s certificate in government contracting from George Washington University and a B.A. in French and Russian from James Madison University. She speaks French fluently.