Jenny Brandemuehl

Jenny Brandemuehl was born in New York and was educated at Wellesley College and received a master’s degree in Human Resources and Organization Development from the University of San Francisco. She grew up in New York, New Jersey, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. She spent most of her career in leadership roles at Silicon Valley and fashion companies, most recently as Chief People Officer for Chegg and previously at JDS Uniphase, Gap Inc. and Hewlett Packard. She is a passionate advocate for the empowerment of women leaders, having served on the Board of Directors for Women’s Initiative for Self Employment in Oakland, California, and Wellesley College’s Business Leadership Council. She splits time between Lake Tahoe, the Bay area and Southern California with her partner, Robert.