Jennifer Wolff, Ph.D. (1960-2024)
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Jennifer Wolff fue Directora del Buró de Madrid. Fue parte del equipo de CNE en diversos roles; anteriormente sirvió como Directora Senior de Programas y como Directora de Programas y Comunicaciones de la oficina de CNE en San Juan.
Jennifer se unió a CNE tras una carrera en periodismo y comunicaciones. Fungió como Gerente General de Hill & Knowlton Puerto Rico y como Vice Presidenta de Comstat Rowland, donde se especializó con comunicaciones corporativas, manejo de crisis y asuntos públicos. Anteriormente, fue reportera investigativa, ancla de noticias y productora de programas informativos en WKAQ-TV, WAPA-TV and WLII-TV, donde cubrió noticias sobre el gobierno, la política y otros temas “duros”. También desarrolló coberturas especiales de eventos internacionales en países como Somalia, Kuwait, Bolivia y Cuba. Su trabajó ha sido reconocido por más de 25 premios de periodismo, comunicaciones y relaciones públicas.
Jennifer obtuvo un Ph.D. en Historia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico y un Doble Bachillerato Magna Cum Laude en Historia y Estudios Latinoamericanos de Duke University. Como historiadora, se especializó en el Caribe hispano en la modernidad temprana. Fue autora de publicaciones académicas sobre la esclavitud indígena, las redes esclavistas atlánticas, la naturalización de extranjeros en el Caribe hispano y el rol del Caribe en la formación del mundo atlántico. Entre ellas se destaca su libro, Isla Atlántica, que ha sido una importante contribución a la historiografía de Puerto Rico y el Caribe.
Jennifer Wolff was Director at the CNE Policy Bureau in Madrid. She was part of the CNE team in various roles, previously serving as Senior Program Director and as Director of Programs and Communications in CNE’s office in San Juan.
Jennifer joined CNE after a career in journalism and communications. She was General Manager at Hill & Knowlton’s Puerto Rico office and Vice President at Comstat Rowland, where she specialized in corporate communications, crisis management, and public affairs. Before that, she served as investigative reporter, news anchor, and producer of informative shows at WKAQ-TV, WAPA-TV, and WLII-TV, where she covered government, politics, and hard news. She also developed special broadcast reports of international events in countries such as Somalia, Kuwait, Bolivia, and Cuba. Her work garnered over 25 journalism, public relations, and communications awards.
Jennifer held a Ph.D. in History from the University of Puerto Rico and a Magna Cum Laude Double B.A. in History and Latin American Studies from Duke University. As a historian, she specialized in the Early Modern Spanish Caribbean. She authored academic publications exploring indigenous slavery, transatlantic slave networks, the naturalization of non-Spaniards in the Spanish Caribbean and the role of the Caribbean in the formation of the Atlantic world. Among them is her book, Isla Atlántica, which is an important contribution to the historiography of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Publications and audiovisual content by Jennifer Wolff
For CNE’s 2021 Growth Policy Summit, Jennifer Wolff spoke to Ángel de la Fuente, Fedea’s Executive Director, about how Spain can strengthen its institutional capacity to handle the expected influx of NexGen EU funds and how Puerto Rico can abstract important lessons to ensure that it uses reconstruction funds in a truly transformative way.
Jennifer Wolff talks to Salvador Peiró, researcher at the FISABIO of the Valencian Autonomous Community, about building on Valencia’s experience with contact-tracing systems to strengthen the capacity of the Puerto Rico health system to respond effectively to extraordinary situations in the future.
Jennifer Wolff talks to Carlota García Encina, Chief Researcher on Transatlantic Relations at the Madrid-based think tank Real Instituto Elcano, about what can be expected from a Biden administration in foreign affairs.
Puerto Rico’s Status Conundrum in Comparative Perspective
During this half-day conference, held on October 21, 2022, world-renowned academics addressed issues passionately discussed in Puerto Rico. The presentations regarding the political status of jurisdictions such as Quebec, Edinburgh, Barcelona, and Corsica touched on many important concerns that Puerto Ricans have. The event, coordinated by our Madrid Policy Bureau and distinguished political scientist and scholar of the UPR Jaime Lluch, Ph.D., was the beginning of a long overdue conversation.