Jennifer Gottesfeld
2025-2026 Obama Foundation USA Leader

Head of Content Advisement, Pixar Animation Studios
Oakland, California
Jennifer “Jenn” Gottesfeld is the head of content advisement at Pixar Animation Studios, where she supports filmmakers across all productions on authentic and accurate representation. Previously, Jenn led social impact strategy at Participant Media, designing the strategy for social impact campaigns to catalyze their movies to make societal change, including American Factory and Just Mercy. Jenn also created and produced the docuseries “A History of the World in 6 Glasses”. Jenn brings experience in global health and international development with prior leadership roles at Partners In Health Sierra Leone Ebola recovery unit and the Global Health Corps leadership development programs across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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