
Jennifer Q. Chen
Adtech CRO & President; Givology co‑founder
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Long Island City, Queens, New York
Joined November 2025
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Summary
Seasoned adtech revenue leader who scaled programmatic and video businesses: Jenn Chen transitioned from investment banking into adtech (AppNexus, Sizmek) and since 2018 has served as Connatix’s Chief Revenue Officer (now represented on JWP Connatix company pages). Her public interviews and company bios emphasize building commercial teams, product–revenue alignment, international expansion, and growing programmatic/video revenues into a large, multi‑office business. prnewswire+2
Founder and long‑term nonprofit leader focused on education access: while an undergraduate at Penn she co‑founded Givology (2008) to connect small donors to grassroots education projects worldwide; the project has been covered by Penn’s Gazette and Forbes and remains a defining part of her public profile and civic work. thepenngazette+1
Advisor and community leader: beyond company leadership, Chen serves as an advisor to Lair East Labs and participates in civic and AAPI community programming (Committee of 100 Next Generation Leaders), where she speaks about leadership, representation and mentorship. laireastlabs+1
Career arc from finance to tech with hands‑on scaling experience: Chen’s early finance background (Lehman) gave way to startup/adtech operating roles (AppNexus, Sizmek), culminating in senior revenue and GM responsibilities at Connatix; public materials emphasize her ability to scale teams, integrate acquisitions, and lead commercial strategy. committee100+1
Work
Education
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Ep. 62 — Mergers, AI, & the Future of Video Advertising (podcast interview)
January 1, 2025Podcast interview discussing Connatix/JW Player merger, AI in content discovery, programmatic fundamentals, and the future of video advertising.
Connatix PR announcing Jennifer Chen as CRO (press release)
February 8, 2018PR announcement from Feb 2018 naming Jennifer Chen as Connatix's first Chief Revenue Officer and summarizing her remit to build out programmatic and commercial channels.
MarTech interview: Jenn Chen, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Connatix
Q&A covering career path, revenue/marketing alignment, Connatix commercial strategy, and deep contextual approaches to video advertising.
Hobbies
Cooking; playing tennis; traveling and family activities committee100+1
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