Chief Strategy Officer & Head of PortfolioLivelihood Impact Fund
Jana Kinsey is Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Portfolio at the Livelihood Impact Fund, where she oversees strategy and portfolio development in support of organizations working to improve livelihoods for people living in poverty.
Prior to joining the Livelihood Impact Fund in January 2023, she worked across philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, international criminal litigation, and public policy. From 2012 to 2020, she served as Executive Director of AfricAid, leading the organization’s expansion of girls’ mentoring programs from 180 to 6,000 participants across northern Tanzania.
Jana holds a JD from Stanford Law School and a BA in Government from Claremont McKenna College. She lives outside Arusha, Tanzania with her husband and two children.