Founder and Managing DIrectorGreenlight Ventures NZ
Venture investor & philanthropist. (Former senior commercial and public law counsel.)
Jennifer’s background includes having been a senior litigation partner in a major NZ law firm, lead counsel at the NZ Bar, and chair of various entities including the NZ branch of the maritime law association of Australia and NZ. She was lead counsel in high profile international insolvency litigation and complex cross-border maritime work and was a regular speaker on cross-border commercial law panels in the US and Asia-Pacific region.
Greenlight Ventures NZ which she founded holds an extensive portfolio of seed investments with global impact. Over 50 ventures have been backed covering cleantech, fintech, medtech and sustainability. Many are directed towards democratising access.
Jennifer has held a variety of governance roles.
She was named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 by APAC Entrepreneur magazine and received a Women Empowerment Principles Leadership Award for 2021-2022 in London.