


Jen Lewis-Walden, Lead Collaborator
Jen's work advances innovative community-institution partnerships to cultivate more equitable, healthy communities. Jen couples practitioner experience with a genuine love of exploring ideas and bridging connections to make values-forward work come to life. Their work centers equitable, transformational processes and opportunities for community leaders to envision and create improved health outcomes together.
Jen (they/them/she/her) is a strategist, healing-centered coach, and health equity leader. They have held roles across diverse disciplines – including public health, healthcare, environment, education, housing – as well as public, private and philanthropic sectors.
Jen serves on the Leadership Team of Shift Health Accelerator, advancing community governance of health equity resources nationally. They have served as a Visiting Practitioner with BARHII, a Senior Consultant with Advancing Health Equity, an Affiliate Consultant with Multiplier Advisors, coach for Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Power-building and Engagement initiative and co-lead for Leadership In Tension. Jen has served as a Senior Fellow for Data Strategies with the Blue Shield of California Foundation and as Special Projects Director for the Sonoma County (CA) Department of Health Services.
Jen holds Master’s degrees in Environmental Management (MEM) and International Relations (MA) from Yale University, and a BA in Biology from Bryn Mawr College. Jen holds a Certificate in Business Excellence through the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business Executive Education program and was a Culture of Health Leader with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. They hold a Healing-Centered Coaching Certification from Blooming Willow. Jen and their wife Peg are golf enthusiasts and enjoy spending time with their many animals who all hold special superpowers.
Co-Create Health counts on strong collaboration with a diverse national network of field-leading colleagues at the forefront of health equity, racial justice, and place-based social justice innovation. We create values-forward project teams that match expertise with the unique project and client needs.

