Founder and Managing DIrectorGreenlight Ventures NZ
Venture investor & philanthropist. (Former senior commercial & 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 & chair of various entities including the NZ branch of the maritime law association. She was lead counsel in high profile international and public law 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, with over 50 ventures backed covering cleantech, fintech, medtech and sustainability - many directed towards democratising access. Jennifer has held various governance roles, is a patron of the arts & an investor in films. She was named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 by APAC Entrepreneur magazine and received a Women Empowerment Principles Leadership Award (2021-22).