About Jennifer
Her Story
Mentorship for young women in finance. Funding AI-assisted cancer research. A legacy built on generosity and belief in others.
A Leader Who Opened Doors
Jennifer T. Strickland built her career at the intersection of alternative investments and capital markets — a demanding world where she excelled, and where she noticed women needed the access and mentorship to succeed in their careers.
Rather than accept that young women entering the industry be left on their own to figure out how to succeed, Jennifer became the mentor she wished she'd had. She sponsored emerging talent, made introductions, created opportunities, and showed up — consistently — for the women around her.
She understood that careers aren't built in isolation. They're built on relationships, trust, and someone believing in you before you fully believe in yourself.
Her Convictions
Access Changes Everything
Jennifer saw first-hand how the right introduction or the right room could transform a career. She made it her mission to create that access for others.
Mentorship Is an Investment
She treated mentorship the way she treated capital: deployed intentionally, with a long view, and in the people most likely to pay it forward.
Science Must Move Faster
Jennifer's cancer journey deepened her belief that research — especially AI-accelerated research — needed more support, more urgency, and more funding.
Community Is the Work
She built genuine community wherever she went: networks grounded in trust, trust, and a shared commitment to lifting each other.
Funding the Future of Cancer Science
Jennifer's experience with cancer was not something she kept private. She spoke about it openly, and it shaped the second pillar of her foundation's mission with the same directness she brought to everything else.
She believed that artificial intelligence represented a genuine turning point in medicine — the ability to detect earlier, treat more precisely, and discover therapies at a pace impossible before. She wanted to fund that future.
The Foundation's AI-assisted cancer research grants are a direct expression of her conviction: that the smartest investment is the one that helps science save more lives, sooner. As a first step, the foundation has launched tnbc.info, an open knowledge platform for both patients and clinicians.
AI + Oncology
Machine learning is enabling researchers to analyze tumor biology, predict treatment response, and identify drug candidates at unprecedented speed. The Foundation funds this frontier through AI-assisted research and strategic grants.
"This is not how I envisioned saying goodbye."
Jennifer passed away in 2025. In her final months, she asked those who knew her to launch this Foundation so her mentoring mission continues. Recognizing the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence (AI), the Board of Directors added the twin mission of sponsoring AI-assisted cancer research — because continuing her work and her fight was the only tribute that felt worthy of her. The Fellowship, the grants, the mentorship: all of it is Jennifer, still in the room.