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jenny wittner

Chief Operating Officer

Jenny Wittner is chief operating officer at StriveTogether, where she ensures that StriveTogether’s internal infrastructure is aligned, sustainable and responsive — enabling the organization to deliver on its 2030 strategic plan to put millions more young people on the path to economic mobility. She guides core organizational functions — including people experience, finance, technology and operations — with a focus on inclusion, integration and results.

Jenny brings more than two decades of experience in nonprofit strategy and operations. Most recently, she served as chief operating officer at National Skills Coalition, where she led the organization’s HR, development, financial and overall operations functions. Before joining National Skills Coalition, Jenny led the fiscal sponsorship service at Arabella Advisors as a managing director, providing operational infrastructure to hundreds of nonprofit projects. She has worked in roles in nonprofit operations, policy and direct service over the course of her career.

Jenny started her career as an English teacher in immigrant communities, where she deepened her understanding of the skills and resources students need in order to achieve economic mobility. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Harvard College and a master’s degree in linguistics and teaching English for speakers of other languages from Northeastern Illinois University. Jenny lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her partner, with occasional visits from her two adult sons. In her spare time, Jenny makes mosaics at the Chicago Mosaic School — where she is a board member — works in her backyard perennial garden and reads avidly.