Jenny is an experienced leader, operator, and practitioner in the field of international development with two decades of experience overseeing the delivery of complex international aid programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Jenny Choi-Fitzpatrick is currently Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Asia Foundation, an international non-profit organization working to solve the toughest social and economic challenges in Asia and the Pacific through improved governance, economic strengthening, international cooperation, education and leadership development.

Jenny previously served as Chief Operating Officer at Evidence Action, an organization that specializes in scaling evidence-based and cost-effective health interventions in Africa and Asia. In her role, Jenny oversaw people and culture, finance, grants and contracts, legal and compliance, IT, operations, and strategic initiatives.

Prior to this, Jenny was Senior Director, Africa for Global Communities, overseeing international operations, program management and delivery on a $200 million portfolio across health, education, food security, water and sanitation, disaster risk mitigation and humanitarian response interventions in Africa. Jenny also served as a Country Director and Chief of Party in Tanzania, Director of Operations in Bangladesh, and Director of Program Quality for Project Concern International. Jenny was a faculty member and practitioner in residence at the School of Public Policy at Central European University, where she taught skills-based courses and launched an applied policy capstone program for international public policy students.

Jenny received her BA in Development Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA in International Development and Administration from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.