Stephen Jennings

Stephen Jennings is the SVP, Chief External Affairs Officer & Executive Director, Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation at Rady Children's Hospital. Stephen previously worked as the Assistant Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences from November 2001 to June 2013. In this role, they oversaw a broad portfolio of fundraising activities across the Health Sciences at UCLA.

Stephen Jennings attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where they completed an executive program in general management. Stephen also holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Tennessee, where they majored in philosophy.

Stephen Jennings reports to Patrick Frias, President and Chief Executive Officer. They are on a team with Irena Boostani - VP, Marketing & External Communications, Charlotte A. Hobbs - VP, Clinical Research, Genomics, and Chris Abe - VP, Operations.