Lauren Jensen
Executive Strategy | Strategic Analytics | Institutional Effectiveness | Transformation Leader
- Role
- Executive Consultant & Executive Coach at Jm Partner Solutions
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lauren Jensen
I love solving complex problems, soaking up new challenges, and leading teams to unrealized potential. The diversity of my experience allows me to move across functions, understand the interconnectedness, and apply an approach that brings information and human needs together to drive results for organizations. As an executive leader, I identify and solve complex business problems that transform organizations so they succeed in reaching their organizational goals and outcomes, improve financial results, and remain focused on their mission.I bring experience in everything from strategy and planning to financial aid optimization, from building analytics teams to improving retention rates, from enrollment growth and market development to FP & A. Over 15 years providing solutions- Strategy: developing strategic approaches to complex problems, delivering results- Analytics: strategic analytics projects that concretely impact decisions and outcomes- Finance: highly accurate financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting- Financial Aid: increased net tuition revenue by 13% in one year; optimized use of funds, and drove enrollment goals; strategies strengthened admissions, marketing and market development- Student success: increased retention rates while increasing diversity; student success models and interventions; retained revenue over six years equivalent to 1.5x annual new revenue- Enrollment: Admissions, financial aid, and marketing leadership that resulted in 2x leads, 24% application growth, and 18% and 20% enrollment growth- and more!
Experience
Executive Consultant & Executive Coach
Jan 2026 — Present
Education
Gonzaga University
Master of Arts (MA), Organizational Leadership
2011 — 2013
Calvin University
BA, Sociology, with Minors in International Development Studies and African & African Diaspora Studies
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Program Evaluation
- Performance Metrics
- Spss
- Metrics Analysis
- Hiring
- Strategy
- Research
- Market Research
- Metrics
- Qualitative Research
- Data Analysis
- Student Affairs
- Strategic Planning
- Adult Education
- Higher Education
- Organizational Leadership
- University Teaching
- Program Development
- Team Management
- Distance Learning
- Analytics
- Analysis
- Social Research
- Research Design
- Report Writing
- Budgeting
- Sociology
- Business Metrics
- Leadership
- Statistics
- Public Speaking
- Fundraising
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