Jennifer Baarn

Ms. Jennifer Baarn is the Head of Partnerships at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). She is an experienced professional in the development and facilitation of international Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), with a particular focus on agriculture. Prior to joining AGRA, she was the Deputy CEO of the Southern Agriculture Growth Corridor (SAGCOT) Centre Ltd in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where she was responsible for communication, operation & events, and the management & facilitation of SAGCOT Partners. Ms. Baarn was also a Global Leadership Fellow and  Associate Director at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva, Switzerland, where she helped develop the WEF’s New Vision for Agriculture initiative. She spent a number of years in financial services at Rabobank International, identifying growth opportunities in food and agribusiness and developing key insights into the agricultural sector worldwide. Ms. Baarn holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands.