Jacoba van Heugten

Jacoba van Heugten is a Strategic Partnership and Engagement Specialist with experience in nonprofit fundraising, portfolio and stakeholder management, external relations, events and campaigns, and financial stewardship.

Jacoba engages with private, public, and philanthropic partners in promotion of knowledge sharing, multi-disciplinary learning, idea generation and diverse partnerships. Her recent work as Assistant Dean of Boston University included representing the organisation to raise the profile of public health priorities across a network of philanthropic funders, with an emphasis on climate change, mental health, infectious disease, cities and health, and health inequities.

Jacoba has a BA in International Relations and an MBA from Boston University, as well as a Climate and Health Certificate from Yale University.