Dr Jenni Martin

Dr Jennifer S. Martin is a senior global partnerships and policy leader with 17+ years’ experience across 80+ countries, working at the intersection of climate, finance, gender equality, health and sustainable development. She builds strategic partnerships across governments, investors, philanthropy, multilateral institutions, civil society and the private sector, connecting policy, capital and expertise to advance ambitious global agendas. Her experience includes mobilising seven- and eight-figure funding.

Dr Martin has held senior leadership roles spanning global strategy, partnerships, policy and external affairs, advising governments, funders, boards and executive teams and building high-value coalitions across complex international environments. Her climate work has included developing major climate-health partnerships and initiatives, alongside broader work on sustainable development, global investment and systems change. She has worked with leading institutions including Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA.

An international speaker and advocate for systemic change, Dr Martin has spoken at the Reykjavík Global Forum and was nominated for Women of the Year UK 2026. She is a Fellow of the Executive Programme in International Politics and Diplomacy for Health at Karolinska Institutet and holds a PhD from University College London.