People: Jessie Klapper Elliott

Bio

Jessie began as a bench researcher 20 years ago, so generally knows her way around a lab. She has been in the higher education space in the Boston area for almost 20 years, having pursued a Master of Public Health in International Health at Boston University and her undergraduate degree at Brandeis University. She has since worked in public health in the US, Switzerland, and Sierra Leone (with the Harvard School of Public Health FXB Center), in high-end retail, at the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, and most recently as the Director of Operations at the educational non-profit The BioBuilder Educational Foundation, an MIT BE spin-out.

She enjoys getting outside with her husband and two kids to snowshoe, hike, and spend time in the Adirondack mountains. She also loves baking -- from breads to cakes to French macarons (and her family seems to enjoy it as well!).