Jenna Riemenschneider is the Director of Advocacy and Special Projects at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). AAFA is the oldest and largest non-profit patient organization dedicated to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease for people with asthma, allergies and related conditions through research, education, advocacy and support. Currently, Jenna advocates on behalf of the over 60 million Americans with asthma and allergies to federal and state lawmakers and officials. She oversees the foundation’s policy and advocacy priorities which include access to care, medicine, and coverage; clean air and the health impacts of climate change; healthy settings for those with asthma and allergies; food allergies; and funding for federal programs that benefit people with asthma and allergies. 

Previously, Jenna worked at the George Washington University Sustainability Collaborative where she managed a partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Policy called GreenGov. GreenGov was an Obama Administration initiative focused on federal energy and sustainability efforts. In 2017, she was selected as part of the inaugural UNLEASH Innovation Lab, an international meeting aimed at accelerating disruptive ideas to solve the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Jenna received her M.Sc. in Sustainable Development from HEC Paris and her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.