Ellen Jewett joined Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Allen’s board in 2018. She currently is managing partner of Canoe Point Capital, LLC, an investment firm focusing on early-stage social ventures.Â
From 2010 to 2015, Ellen served as the managing director and head of U.S. Government and Infrastructure for BMO Capital Markets covering airports and infrastructure banking. Prior to that, she spent more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs specializing in airport infrastructure financing, most recently serving as head of the public sector transportation group, and previously as head of the airport finance group. Her expertise includes domestic and international finance and talent management.Â
Ellen serves on the board of directors of JetBlue Airways, where she chairs the governance and nominating committee, and Foundation Credit Opportunities (FCO) U.S. and Offshore Feeder Funds. She also serves on the nonprofit board of trustees of Children's Aid and as emerita trustee of Wesleyan University and the Brearley School, having previously served in leadership positions on the boards of trustees of both academic institutions.
Ellen received a master’s degree in public and private management from Yale University, a master’s degree in psychoanalytic theory at University College London, and a bachelor’s degree in government from Wesleyan University.Â
Ellen is a member of the Audit Committee.