As Senior Program Officer at the Leon Levy Foundation, Jennifer Ellis manages multiple program areas including Ancient World, Arts and Humanities, Human Rights, and Nature and Gardens. A signature area Jennifer directs is the Leon Levy Foundation Archives Initiative. Since 2005, this program has grown and flourished with over $40 million in grants given to over 70 arts, humanities and conservation organizations. The Initiative has a mission that extends beyond grant making to the fostering and continual development of the LLF Archives Community in greater NYC. Jennifer also manages the Foundation’s communications.
Before joining the Foundation in 2013, Jennifer came from The Related Companies and UPH Landscape and Horticultural Design, where she worked in project management, marketing and development. Prior to that, Jennifer served as the Director of Communications at Gale International, a firm that specialized in master-planned, LEED city-scale projects with a focus in Asia. Jennifer earned a BA in Communications and Sociology from Boston University.