Staff Member

Jennifer Yin Barrett is the Broadbent Institute's Senior Director of Strategy and Operations, with over a decade of experience in strategic leadership at the municipal, provincial and federal levels.

She served as the Director of Community Engagement for the Official Opposition at Queen's Park, overseeing policy development, stakeholder relations and on-the-ground organizing with diverse communities. Jennifer leads the delivery of the Progress Summit, as well as the Emerging Leaders Program, and looks forward to expanding the Institute's convening, training and exchange of ideas within the growing progressive movement. A graduate of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, Jennifer balances her time between Toronto and Ottawa.