Biography
Carol Jenkins is the acting president of SIT and serves as CEO of World Learning, a role she has held since 2017. In this capacity, she oversees all high-level aspects of both World Learning and SIT, including strategic direction, financial performance, programming, and operations. Jenkins has an extensive career in international education, nonprofit leadership, and business development. She first joined World Learning in 2007 as senior director of international programs. She spent six years at the organization, including three years as head of the International Development and Exchange Unit, overseeing complex, multi-country initiatives.
Jenkins then became the executive director of grant acquisition and management in East Africa for World Vision, an organization she had previously worked at from 1993-2006. Jenkins’ career also includes serving as director of program development for International Medical Corps, where she led global technical business development teams to strengthen the quality of programming and funding. In 2014, Jenkins returned to World Learning as executive vice president and three years later became CEO.
Over her career, Jenkins has served on the boards of InterAction and the Alliance for International Exchange, where she also served as board chair, contributing to sector-wide policy and advocacy leadership. She was a fellow at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2012 and a participant in the Leadership Program at the International Civil Society Center. She earned her bachelor’s in political science at Messiah University.
Expertise: nonprofit leadership; international education; higher education administration; study abroad and international exchange programming; business development; humanitarian aid assistance