Jen Shatwell

Jen partners with business leaders to create strategic internal, executive, and change communication plans, put thought leadership into practice, and achieve measurable results. Writing for and serving as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives is a particular passion of hers.

With 25 years of experience, Jen began her career at Ford Motor Company World Headquarters. She was most recently Managing Director of Global Advisory Services and a member of the leadership team at Melcrum, now part of Gartner. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies in energy, finance, information technology, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail, among other industries. She has worked as a practitioner and consultant in domestic and international markets and across corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors.

Jen holds a BA in Music Performance from DePaul University and an MA in English from the University of New South Wales. She was awarded the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship in 2001 and the John Philip Sousa Award for outstanding achievement in instrumental music in 1996. Jen has lived in seven U.S. states and traveled to 12 countries, and she now resides on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with her husband and two Goldendoodles, Barnaby and Jameson. She is a champion of liberal arts degrees, a crossword puzzle enthusiast, and an aspiring birder, gardener, and photographer.