Office & Admin
Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez
Chief Philanthropy Officer & President | Lubetzky Family Foundation
Experience
2024 - Present
Chief Philanthropy Officer & President
Lubetzky Family Foundation
2022 - 2023
Strategic Advisor
Freelance
2022 - 2024
Managing Director
Jim Joseph Foundation
2005 - 2008
Program Manager
Human Rights Education AssociatesNew York, NY
2003 - 2004
Population Division Consultant
United Nations Department Of Economic And Social AffairsNew York, NY
2001 - 2002
Professional Consultant
United Nations Development ProgrammeSan José, Costa Rica
2000 - 2001
Landmine Ambassador
Canadian Department Of Foreign AffairsToronto, Canada
Education
2004 - 2004
Master of Public Administration: Public Management Degree
Columbia University School Of International & Public AffairsNew York, NY
2001 - 2001
Certificate in Refugee Studies
York University Centre For Refugee StudiesToronto, Canada
2000 - 2000
Bachelor of the Arts in Latin American Studies and Fine Arts
University of British ColombiaVancouver, BC, Canada
Advice from Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez
Quotes about career path, skills, and teamwork from an industry leader.
I don’t think that I have ever had a job that hasn’t significantly impacted me as a professional.
From my babysitting job where my boss made the most phenomenal hummus (I didn’t know that hummus could taste so good), to Gap Kids at the mall when I was 16 (I still can fold baby jeans—and napkins—like nobody’s business), to working at the United Nations in Costa Rica where I learned the importance of detailed consistency, I have taken something away from each job. However, the most formative career move came as I pulled all of that together and launched Hot Bread Kitchen. It is truly something amazing to have the opportunity to have a big idea—a vision fueled by impact—and grow it to a sustainable, stable, and thriving institution.
As the mother of two young children with a demanding job, and my life is an organized chaos of work/life with the balance tipping between work and life every day.
I try to keep a sense of humor about it and celebrate when things go well at work or home.
As managers, we should hire the smartest, most talented, and phenomenal people we can find.
I always want to hire people who are better than I am at things. Integrity and the willingness to make and own mistakes are also essential qualities. It is also good to hire funny people - a sense of humor makes work more fun!
Overseeing Daily Provisions gives me plenty of delicious food to enjoy, but my main motivation is really about growing a business that is robust enough to create a lot of good jobs for people.
You never really know where you’ll get inspiration for your next project.
I read a lot to stay inspired. I try to balance a combination of business literature (I recently read Howard Schultz’s first book and Seth Godin’s Tribes), current events (I read the New Yorker on the train), and fiction (I am currently reading the Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer). I also read a lot of cookbooks even though I rarely have time to cook anything new.
Organization, routine, and running shoes to get between meetings quickly are all key.
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