Leader · Author · Community member

Janelle Renee Jenkins

I bring curiosity, practical judgment, and care for people to the organizations I lead and the life I build.

Get to know my experience, the ideas I’m exploring, and the people and places that have shaped me.

Janelle smiling in a black dress beside a brick wall and flowers — Janelle Renee Jenkins

Career · Perspective

I read the balance sheet and the room.

I make distributed organizations run as one enterprise without centralizing the decisions. My experience spans manufacturing, banking, public education, and national nonprofit leadership. The systems hold because the people affected help build them.

See how I lead

Writing & ideas

Questions that shape my work.

What do we carry? How do we exercise authority? What conditions help people contribute and flourish?

Explore my writing

Janelle smiling beside a fountain — Making room for life beyond the work.

Roots & everyday life

One person. Boardroom and kitchen table.

Sister, aunt, daughter, friend, leader, learner, giver, receiver. Detroit is home, Washington, DC is my current base, and there is a whole life behind the work.

Meet more of me

Let’s connect.

I welcome conversations about executive leadership opportunities, speaking, facilitation, and meaningful collaborations.

Discuss a leadership opportunity

Looking for fractional leadership, advisory, speaking, or facilitation? Explore services at Power in Practice.