Global Director, The Philanthropy Workshop
Jo Ensor is Global Director of The Philanthropy Workshop, an educational provider and network of 450 philanthropists and social entrepreneurs committed to being more strategic with their giving. Jo leads TPW’s global programming and has an interest in systems change, policy influencing, public private partnerships and using the market to achieve social change. Jo has over twenty years experience working in social change, and a background in livelihoods, health, education, and child protection programming. She has worked at the community level in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia, and was a CEO of the African health organisation, AMREF.
More recently, Jo has worked in the philanthropy sector, advising Foundations and individuals on their strategies, promoting effective philanthropy in emerging markets. Jo was CEO of a venture philanthropy fund in the Middle East, and is currently trustee of UBS’s Optimus Foundation, committed to supporting entrepreneurs, new technologies and new models to transform, scale and sustain child development. Jo is a graduate of Oxford University and has a Masters in Development Economics from SOAS, University of London.
Early Childhood to Primary Education • Economic Opportunity • Education • Health • Health Delivery • Human Rights • International Justice • Livelihoods • Peace • Peace and Human Rights • Responsible Supply Chains • Sanitation • Women's and Girls' Education
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South America, Southeast Asia