Jen Timm

COO and Co-Founder

My background is in nonprofit and business consulting and philanthropy and impact investing. Prior to co-founding Perceptist, I served as Director of Strategy and Innovation at Education Strategy Group, a national education consulting firm, where I led the organization’s strategic planning process and its subsequent implementation. Before that, I worked at Agora Partnerships where I built out Agora’s presence in Colombia and supported early stage growth social businesses from Argentina to Mexico to define their growth and impact strategies and raise impact investment, first as a management consultant and then as head of Agora’s flagship accelerator program. Earlier in my career, I was a grantmaker at Carnegie Corporation of New York on the New Designs to Advance Learning teams where I identified organizations whose work would advance our strategy to help schools and school systems reorient towards more student-centered and future-oriented learning experiences. I began my career as an educator in New York City and Latin America. These experiences have given me a diverse perspective on organizational growth and funding strategies across sectors to drive impact and a deep set of skills to help leaders build stronger organizations. I completed my undergraduate studies at Wesleyan University and hold masters degrees from Columbia University in Quantitative Methods and from Fordham University in Education.

What brings you to this work?

I believe in the power of smart people working and learning together to solve big challenges. Organizational design, from an inspirational guiding strategy to aligning the right capacities and systems, is a powerful way for leaders to organize the efforts from people on their teams towards a bigger purpose and amplify their organization’s impact. The way we approach strategy at Perceptist demystifies it into something more tangible and actionable for leaders. I am energized by the holistic problem-solving that is at the heart of strategy consulting, and I love the partnerships we build with our clients in support of their missions.

What brings you joy in your life?

I’m grateful to say that I find joy in many facets of life! Regularly making time to appreciate the brilliance of different art forms and finding awe in the beauty of the natural world are essential components of a happy life for me. I love to travel and exploring new places both near and far always inspires and humbles me. A good home-cooked meal and time shared with my friends and family are also fundamental sources of joy in my life.

Cassius Johnson

Cassius Johnson

Cassius Johnson

Cassius Johnson

CEO and Co-Founder

Jen Timm

Jen Timm

COO and Co-Founder

Jen Timm

COO and Co-Founder

Joshua Cinelli

Joshua Cinelli

Strategic Communications Advisor

Joshua Cinelli

Strategic Communications Advisor

Connor Wakayama

Connor Wakayama

Consultant

Connor Wakayama

Consultant Advisor

[per-sep-tist] – noun

An individual with the unique ability to see through complexity and bring coherence to strategic decision-making to create better results

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