Jennifer Park is the executive director of the Opportunity Accelerator, a new place-based initiative partnering with the public sector to scale solutions that improve economic and social mobility and advance racial equity in communities. She is also the founding director of Certification and Community at Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities (WWC). In that role, she launched the WWC Certification program, the first-ever national standard of excellence for well-managed, data-driven local government that helps cities benchmark their progress and develop a roadmap for using data to drive effective change and deliver results for residents. Jenn worked to launch WWC's City Budgeting for Equity and Recovery program, a new 15-month effort that helps 29 U.S. cities confront budget crises while strengthening their commitment to equity in the wake of COVID-19. Prior to joining WWC, she was at the global non-profit Echoing Green, where she supported the implementation of the Work on Purpose program, winner of the 2014 AshokaU’s Cordes Innovation Award. Jenn has also worked for Mayors Against Illegal Guns and President Barack Obama's Re-election Campaign. She started her career in research at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Jenn is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Villanova University.