Jenny Ligon is a super-connector and neo-generalist currently serving as Ecosystem Liaison for the ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub. In this role, she is responsible for exploring and engaging strategic stakeholders throughout the life science and healthcare innovation ecosystem. A member of the Medical & Threat Countermeasures leadership team within Advanced Technology International (ATI), she discovers and connects the expertise of network members to ARPA-H leadership and program managers in support of the agency’s mission to redefine the development and delivery of novel, realizable and transformational solutions that drive improved health outcomes for all Americans.
Prior to joining ATI, Jenny served 16 years within the Texas A&M University System, most recently as the Senior Associate Director of the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, a research and workforce development institute serving the global vaccines and biologics manufacturing industries. She is an inventive and partnership-focused executive with a proven history of developing and leading complex multi-organizational, multidisciplinary programs for industry, academia and government. Highly experienced in business/program design and development, fund-raising, and legislative affairs, Jenny graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce.