Director of Philanthropy PartnershipsClimate Breakthrough
Jessica is Director of Philanthropy Partnerships with Climate Breakthrough, a global grantmaking organization that supports extraordinary leaders to pursue ambitious, innovative climate change mitigation through multi-million dollar, multi-year, flexible awards. In her role, Jess works closely with other climate philanthropy organizations to increase resources for novel, large-scale, long-term efforts to reduce carbon emissions. She also coaches and supports recipients to develop their own fundraising capacities. Jess has 20+ years experience at a variety of international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, TechSoup, Fair Trade Certified, and the International Rescue Committee. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has lived for nearly a decade in Latin America, mostly Brazil. Jess was a Fulbright Scholar in Rio de Janeiro and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She lives in California's state capitol Sacramento with her family and ancient beagle mutt.