Jennifer served as Executive Sponsor of the Lighthouse Diversity Network at abrdn, whose mission is LGBTQ+ inclusion. She is the Regional Co-Sponsor of DEI for the Americas Region and co-founded the Americas DEI Action Plan in 2020. She is also a member of the Global Inclusion Committee at abrdn. Jennifer championed the firm’s completion of the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Survey in 2021 and successfully advocated for providing employee transgender-related benefits. Since becoming Executive Sponsor, Jennifer has helped to plan and execute Lighthouse events and initiatives, such as Pride Month and LGBTQ+ history month. She also coordinated inclusive leadership training for all regional managers and sponsored unconscious bias training for the abrdn senior management team in the Americas. In addition, she organized and moderated an LGBTQ+ Stories panel which included personal stories and experiences from internal and external panelists who work in the financial services industry.
