Jennifer K. Johnson

Jennifer K. Johnson is the Manager of Executive Engagement at Vital Voices Global Partnership. She spearheads the President and CEO’s external outreach, high-level engagements, and partnerships; aligns strategic planning, special projects, and Senior Leadership team priorities; and oversees liaison with the Board of Directors.

Previously, Jennifer served as a foreign affairs officer and policy advisor on Women Peace and Security for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State. She led and coordinated the Bureau’s WPS efforts – managing policy, external partnerships, programming and interagency coordination on women’s participation and protection across conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution processes; managed high-level WPS engagements and represented the U.S. in multilateral WPS activities; and oversaw integration of WPS priorities across implementation of the U.S. Global Fragility Act and Atrocity Prevention Act.

Prior to joining the State Department, Jennifer was a WPS policy advisor for the Norwegian Mission to the UN during their elected term to the UN Security Council, where she coordinated the first ever UNSC debate on targeted reprisals against women human rights defenders, negotiation of UNSC special political mission and peacekeeping mandates, and establishment of the governmental WPS ‘Shared Commitments’ coordination group. She has also held roles in the NATO Secretary General’s policy planning staff, International Center for Research on Women, and other global research centers. Jennifer received a Master in Public Affairs degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin’s Plan II Honors and Government programs.

Favorite Book:

The last good book I read was Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer