Vice President & Treasurer, LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation
Teresa Jennings is the Head of Rule of Law Development for LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a division of RELX Group. In this role, she supports the corporate mission of LexisNexis by advancing the Rule of Law across the globe. With its launch in January 2019, Ms. Jennings also became Vice President & Treasurer of LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, a non-profit entity working on projects around the world to advance the Rule of Law. Ms. Jennings is responsible for cultivating relationships with diverse groups, including funding and governmental bodies, to create, develop and advance Rule of Law projects around the world. She speaks at venues highlighting the importance of the Rule of Law, including the Wilson Center, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the CEELI Institute.
From 2016 to 2020, Ms. Jennings served as a Steering Committee member of the UN Global Alliance for Reporting Progress on Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies. Ms. Jennings was honored as a UN Global Compact 2017 SDG Pioneer for the Rule of Law to highlight how business efforts can enhance achievement of the Rule of Law. Ms. Jennings was selected to serve for a three-year term beginning April 2024 on the Advisory Board of the PROLAW Institute at the Loyola University Chicago where she earned her LLM degree.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Jennings served as Head, Public Policy – US at RELX Group where she was responsible for public policy development and communication on key policy issues at the state and federal levels. In a previous role, she built and ran the state advocacy program for RELX Group and its divisions. Before her roles within RELX Group, Ms. Jennings was Director, State Government Affairs at the American Express Company in New York.
Ms. Jennings has a B.A. in Government & Politics from the University of Maryland. She earned her JD from George Washington University School of Law, and her LLM from Loyola University Chicago in Rule of Law for Development. Ms. Jennings is based in Washington, DC.