Background, career, education
About
Jessica Brown is a communications and marketing consultant who works where development finance meets energy access, climate and digital inclusion. For governments, NGOs, development finance institutions and multilateral banks, she writes and edits, runs campaigns and websites, hosts podcasts, trains people in digital skills and gets research and announcements into the press.
She has led flagship events, pilots and scale-up programmes across Sub-Saharan Africa, working with governments and the private sector on technology that puts citizens first. Her MSc thesis asked how blockchain could help Caribbean governments meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.
Away from work you'll find her out in nature, on the netball court or on the golf course.
Now
Founding Hearthly.
Career
- Jun 2024 – presentGlobal Digital Inclusion PartnershipSenior Communications Manager
- May 2024 – presentMOBILIST GlobalCommunications Specialist
- Feb 2024 – Mar 2026Panoply DigitalHead of Communications
- Sep 2022 – Apr 2024The Carbon TrustPartner Marketing Manager
- Apr 2022 – presentUxolo Development and Impact FinanceDevelopment Finance Correspondent & podcast host
- Jul 2019 – Sep 2022Shell FoundationCommunications & Operations
- Aug 2018 – Mar 2019GSMA, Connected WomenProgramme Coordinator
- Apr 2018 – May 2018Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, JamaicaRapporteur
- Mar 2017 – Aug 2017GovNetProgramme Manager
- Oct 2013 – Dec 2014Jamaican High Commission UKIntern
Education
- 2018MSc Development StudiesThe University of the West Indies, Mona
- 2015BSc International Politics & SociologyCity University London
- 2022Professional Communication: Business Writing & Storytelling (Distinction)The Economist
- 2021Creative CopywritingUniversity of the Arts London