Mandy Jenkins

I’m a journalist, leader, researcher, and occasional teacher who’s learned to work on “the business side” and build great products.

I’ve had a wide range of experience from working in established, traditional newsrooms as well as innovative digital startups.

I am currently the Head of Product at Factal, a breaking news technology company that helps the world’s largest organizations protect people, avoid disruptions and expedite disaster relief when global events put them at immediate risk.

Aside from my day job, I also frequently take on freelance projects or give training sessions focusing on helping large and small news organizations refocus and rebuild their audience, digital news, or audience engagement strategies.

I moonlight as a social media trainer, sometimes college professor, blogger, wife, and curator of housecats. I live and work in NYC, but I'm a Midwesterner at heart.