Jennifer Ohren
Managing Director

Jennifer Ohren leads the financial, programmatic and organizational activities of the Biosciences Initiative (BSI). In her role, she serves as the budget administrator of the $150M investment; supports grant awardees; oversees the distribution of funding, grant administration and related milestones; and collaborates with principal investigators. She is also responsible for communication and strategic planning.

Jennifer started with the BSI in 2017, shortly after the initiative’s inception. Before that, she worked for the Chief Human Resources Officer for Michigan Medicine. She began her career at the University of Michigan in 1999 at Michigan Administrative Information Systems (now ITS) and also worked for Shared Services and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Prior to joining the university, she had a career in the fitness industry.

Jennifer has a B.S. in Sports Medicine from Eastern Michigan University and is a graduate of the Business and Finance Leadership Academy (Class of 2012 and Alumni Class of 2014).