15 Facts About Jennifer Hollett

Jennifer Hollett was born on September 16,1975 and is a Canadian media executive and former television personality and political activist.

Jennifer Hollett started out as a radio jockey at Concordia University.

Jennifer Hollett's working career started with Sony Music Canada in the New Media Division working on websites for artists such as Our Lady Peace, Prozzak and Celine Dion.

Jennifer Hollett later moved up to CTV, then to MuchMusic.

Jennifer Hollett hosted "The Chatroom" on TalkTV on the recommendation of a CTV producer she met at Sony.

In 2006, Jennifer Hollett volunteered for CARE Canada, touring Canadian Secondary Schools and speaking to youth about her experiences in Kenya with the organization.

Jennifer Hollett has managed e-communications for Plan Canada, worked with Journalists for Human Rights to train journalists in Sierra Leone.

Jennifer Hollett is an advocate of girls' and women's rights, and has acted as the Official Summit Moderator for the G20 Summits in Toronto, Paris, Mexico City, Moscow, Sydney.

Jennifer Hollett's past includes working with The Leading Change Network to train community activists with Marshall Ganz, a strategist credited with helping to devise the successful grass roots organizing model and training for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

Jennifer Hollett was an Atkinson Associate on Civic Technology and a Broadbent Leadership Fellow.

Jennifer Hollett's public speaking appearances include the Hart House Hancock Lecture and TEDx.

In 2016, Jennifer Hollett was appointed head of news and government for Twitter in Canada.

Jennifer Hollett became the executive director of the Walrus in June 2020.

Jennifer Hollett was a candidate for Toronto city councillor in 2018 until Premier Doug Ford cut city council from 47 seats to 25 seats two-thirds the way into the campaign.

Jennifer Hollett was part of the legal challenge to Bill 5.