Jessica Thornton

Proud Torontonian, city cyclist, pizza addict, half marathon runner, and lover of Canadian fiction.

I'm a Senior Projects Officer at the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, where I develop pilots and prototypes that help advance useful policy recommendations. The majority of my work is focused on the talent supply side of innovation and entrepreneurship, largely focused on K-12 education.

Simultaneously, I am working towards a Masters of Design at OCAD University in Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Through design thinking and foresight, I am exploring revenue models and system change initiatives.

Previously, I worked for nearly a decade in the non profit sector, on topics such as housing, environmental education, youth employment, food system development, and municipal food policy.