JESA TOWNSEND
Founder; CEP
Fund & Found, LLC
Jesa Townsend is a distinguished senior executive in the nonprofit landscape, an arts leader, innovative strategist, and champion for community-centered impact whose career seamlessly blends creativity, social policy, and philanthropic strategy. Her work combines public art, education, nonprofit development, research, and civic engagement to effect measurable change.
Townsend’s multifaceted career has been defined by her relentless commitment to using art as a vehicle for community transformation. Her commissioned works have been recognized for their aesthetic impact and their power to amplify community voices and catalyze conversations about identity, equity, and cultural belonging. She has also built a robust career in fund development, where she has raised millions of dollars in public and private funding.
