Chief Executive Officer
+ Jen Beaston
Jen was born in Pennsylvania, but spent her childhood moving around the United States and most of her adulthood moving around the world. She majored in Finance and International Business earning her B.S. at the University of Colorado, but more importantly learned to love the outdoors, backpacking and skiing at every opportunity. Jen completed her MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, studying both at the Phoenix campus and taking advantage of the campus outside of Geneva so she could live in Chamonix to ski, hike and mountain bike while commuting down the mountain for classes.
Jen brings deep experience in both business and development work, primarily in Africa, but also in Asia and Europe, to her leadership role with Crosscut. Prior to joining the Crosscut team, she was the Executive Director of Eagle Mount. Before moving to Bozeman, Jen was the Country Director for Peace Corps Rwanda and Chief Operating Officer for Tostan, a human rights organization working in communities across Africa. Earlier in her career, she worked in investment banking, international banking, and information technology. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Senegal focused on small enterprise development.
Jen moved to Montana in 2016, because she found it to truly be the “Last Best Place.” Bozeman is a wonderful community to raise her four very active boys and the place, after searching the world, she finally calls home.
jen@crosscutmt.org