Having completed assignments across all roles and management levels, Jen has always been of the entrepreneurial mindset. Shortly after graduating from college, she raised capital to build and scale her first business, which she successfully exited aged 25. A few months later she launched and sold her second venture. Her time as an entrepreneur instilled the "buck stops with me" mentality. Jen is a problem-solver and an executor. Moreover, she understands the change-maker persona, and the traits it takes to succeed in a fast-paced startup environment.
Prior to founding Sudduth Search, Jen was a Managing Director with Focus Search Partners (FSP), one of the country’s only private equity-backed executive search firms. At FSP, Jen specialized in executing multiple searches for clients operating in the private capital markets. Her clients were mostly in major growth modes, undergoing strategic shifts in their product/service offerings, or planning to go public. Prior to FSP, Jen was the Director of Talent for Enaxis Consulting (acquired by Accenture), a management consulting firm for the energy sector. In this role, she focused on recruiting, training, talent management and employee engagement. She contributed to Enaxis' tremendous growth, helping the firm triple in size in just over four years.
Jen holds a BS in Psychology from Texas Christian University and PHR certification (Professional in Human Resources). She is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Special Olympics - East Texas Region, a past president and current board member of the Houston Association for Corporate Growth (an M&A-focused organization), former co-Chair of the TCU Alumni Business Association, and an active investor in Portfolia as well as the TCU Investor Network. She was also honored as a "Woman Who Means Business" by the Houston Business Journal in 2022.
