Jennifer Carlson

Chief Executive Officer, Apprenti

Jennifer Carlson is the Chief Executive Officer of Apprenti and a senior-level general manager and business strategist with 20+ years of experience leading workforce and talent initiatives. She is nationally recognized for advancing access to high-growth careers by aligning employer needs with apprenticeship and training models.

As a nonprofit founder with over a decade of leadership experience, Jennifer has successfully scaled mission-driven organizations, built cross-sector partnerships, and delivered measurable outcomes. Her expertise spans business strategy, product development, and talent development, with a proven ability to translate vision into sustainable systems that expand opportunity while driving organizational performance, business and human outcomes.