Community Volunteer

Jenny Risk is a dedicated community volunteer with a focus on education, women’s reproductive rights, and non-profits serving under-resourced communities. Currently Vice Chair of KIPP Public Schools Northern California Board of Directors, Jenny led their $115M capital campaign and serves on the executive, governance and development committees. She co-chaired the biennial Innovative Learning Conference hosted by the Nueva School which convenes educators and innovators to discuss and share ideas about many of the most challenging, critical issues facing education.

Previously, Jenny was a board member of KIPP Nashville and the Advisory Board for the Nashville chapter of Stand for Children.  She was a member of the UC Santa Cruz Arts Advocacy Council.  She also served on the founding board of the Springstone School, a middle school dedicated to educating students with Asperger’s Syndrome. She attended UCLA and lived abroad in France working in business development in television programming and real estate development.