Member since: October 29, 2011

A Little About Me

Jennifer Schmitt is a research fellow with the NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise.  She is working on projects that include corporate embedded sustainability, smart network applications in Tanzania, and energy efficiency financing.  Jennifer’s prior work in Sustainability has been coordinating a proposed graduate sustainability minor and assisting with sustainability reporting.   Jennifer has a M.S. in applied economics and Ph.D. in conservation biology from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. in biology and international relations from Beloit College.  Her past research has included conservation policies and socioeconomics in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania.  After work Jennifer enjoys spending time with her two daughters, scrapbooking, and reading.