Jennifer Barsky is the Founder and Executive Director of MenoGlobal, the first global multi-stakeholder initiative focused on advancing awareness, research and policy around menopause and women’s health.
Over more than 25 years, she has led international work across global development, partnerships, policy and social impact, designing and directing initiatives across more than 20 countries.
Jennifer previously held senior leadership roles at the World Bank Group, where she worked on programmes focused on women’s health, economic empowerment and financial inclusion. As founding director of the Nike Foundation>’s work on adolescent girls, she helped shape one of the sector’s most influential global advocacy platforms.
Her work sits at the intersection of health, gender, policy and institutional change, with a particular interest in how neglected issues become visible within public systems and global development agendas.
Jennifer has also taught at Columbia University and New York University.