More about Jen McClure
Professional Background
CREDENTIALS:
Qualified Risk Director®, DCRO Institute
Fundamentals Coaching Certificate, Co-Active Training Institute
NACD Governance Fellow, National Association of Corporate Directors
Director Certification, Boardwise
ESOP Governance Credential, Private Directors Association
Senior Fellow, Team Flow Institute - 2023 - 2025
Distinguished Principal Fellow, The Conference Board - 2016 - 2023
Founding Fellow, Chair & CEO, Society for New Communications Research - 2005-2016
HONORS & AWARDS:
"Top Governance Professional for the Age of AI, 2026," International Association of Top Professionals
"Women in the Workforce -- Some of MKE's Best," MKE Lifestyle
"Power Player" in Management Consulting, Business Insider
25 Women Who Rock Social
E'clat Award for Marketing Excellence
BOARDS:
Accelerator Media, Board Chair, Current
American Nurses Foundation, Vice President, Board of Trustees, Current
Milwaukee Women Inc. Nominating Committee, Co-chair, Current
Miracle Messages, Board Member, Audit Committee Chair, Current
Friends of PBS Wisconsin, Director & Officer: Board Secretary, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, (Current, but on sabbatical during time serving as Executive Advisor to Wisconsin Public Media)
Luci Creative, Advisory Board Member, 2022 – 2025
KQED Public Media, Board Member and Executive Committee Member; Committee Chair, Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees – 2018 – 2022
Consultants Collective, CEO & Chair, 2017 – 2022
Watermark, NomGov & Audit Chair, 2019-2020
Observer Publishing Company, 4th-generation, family-owned company, Independent Director, Compensation Committee Member, 2016 – 2019
Social Media Advisory Council, United Nations (UNFPA) 2011, UN 2012
Future Arts & Media Node Advisory Board, The Millennium Project, 2009–2010
Customer/advisory boards of Adobe, Cisco, and Proofpoint
EXECUTIVE ROLES:
Managing Partner, 2GO Advisory Group
Founder & CEO, Consultants Collective
Vice President, Digital & Social Media, Thomson Reuters
Founder, CEO & Chair, Society for New Communications Research
Chief Marketing Officer, Redwood Collaborative Media
Marketing & PR Director, Ziff Davis
EDUCATION:
University of Oxford – Exeter College, Graduate Certificate in History, Politics & Society
Stanford University, MLA
Sarah Lawrence College, B.A.
Media
INTERVIEWS & PODCASTS:
Databird Business Journal - Founder Q&A, "Identify a problem you can solve, and figure out a unique and creative way to solve it" - a conversation about founding JEM and Consultants Collective and reimagining the management-consulting model.
Biznology / "Settle Smarter" podcast - Interview by Dana Look-Arimoto with Jen as Founder and CEO of JEM, covering enterprise digital and social media, communications, marketing, and governance.
FIR (For Immediate Release) Podcast Network - Jen McClure on Digital and Social Media Risk"
Marketwire - Ask the Expert - Interview by Nick Shin on the findings of the Middleberg/SNCR Survey of Media in the Wired World
"The New Marketer Must Be Social Media Savvy"
"2010 Social Media Trends & Developments"
ARTICLES & PAPERS AUTHORED OR EDITED BY JEN MCCLURE
"Balancing AI & the Health of Our Planet," A BOLD Idea Whitepaper for the Women's Leadership Center, Jen McClure, Lead Author
"Three Years In: The Reality of AI Adoption and the Road Ahead," Team Flow Institute, Jen McClure, Senior Fellow & Editor
"The World of Work in 2025 and Beyond: Team Flow Institute Fellows Predict Major Shifts," Team Flow Institute, Jen McClure, Senior Fellow & Editor
"Ethical AI Implementation with Team Flow: Balancing Technology and Team Dynamics," Team Flow Institute, Jen McClure, Senior Fellow & Editor
"How to Prepare for the Integration of AI to Achieve Business and Human Success," Team Flow Institute, Jen McClure, Senior Fellow & Editor
"Envisioning the Future of Human Work in the Age of AI: The 2024 Forecast," Team Flow Institute, Jen McClure, Senior Fellow & Editor
"10 vital brand management strategies to protect your reputation in the era of viral news," The Business Journals
“Social capital: the valuable new currency for positive global change,” International Innovation magazine
“Challenges and Opportunities, New Models for the Next Newsroom,” The 21st Century Media Industry: Economic & Managerial Implications in the Age of New Media (Studies in New Media), 2010 - text book chapter by Jen McClure
Speaking Engagements
Jen McClure shares high-impact strategic perspectives on board governance, tech trends and digital transformation, marketing and leadership at industry conferences and executive forums worldwide, including:
Adobe Summit
Boardwise Board Certification events
Brand Strategy Conference
Chief Digital Officer Summit
Chief Digital Officer & Identity Summit
Chief Digital Officer Global Forum
Corporate Social Media Summit
Dreamforce
How Women Lead - Get On Board Week Conference
NACD National Conference
SHIFT Conference
SXSW Interactive Conference
Petrobras Communicators Conference (Internal Corporate Event), Brasilia, Brazil
Public Relations Society of America – PRSA Digital Impact Conference
Public Relations Institute of Australia – PRIA National Conference
Private Directors Association National Conference
Ragan Communications conferences
The Conference Board – various conferences & executive summits
PROFILE & REFERENCE PAGES:
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