Jennifer Young

Biography

Jennifer Young was Consul General Toronto and Deputy Trade Commissioner North America from 2020 to 2022.

Jennifer has held a number of posts in the UK Government.

Previous posts include:

• Deputy Director roles at HM Treasury, covering International Policy, G7, G20, sovereign debt, IMF, financial services and spending control for the £15bn UK aid budget.
• UK Alternate Director to the European Investment Bank
• Leading the UK Financial Advice Market Review at the Financial Conduct Authority
• Senior Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit
• First Secretary Trade Policy at British Embassy Tokyo
• Head of Trade and Development, European and Global Issues Unit, Cabinet Office
• Second Secretary Competitiveness and First Secretary Development at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU

Jennifer has a degree in French and German from Cambridge University and is an operational Japanese speaker.