Bio
Jess Tomlin is co-CEO of the Equality Fund (formerly president and CEO of The MATCH International Women’s Fund). Emphasizing the role of innovation in social movements, Jess leads an effort to resource women’s organizations around the world working to change systems and dismantle barriers. Jess has worked in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Asia for a range of actors including the World Bank, the United Nations and USAID. Prior to her appointment at The MATCH Fund and the Equality Fund, Jess was with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, managing large-scale reform for the agency that supports Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. Jess was named by the Stevie Awards as 2017’s Most Innovative Woman of the Year.