Jenny is a professional chef, author, and speaker who focuses on food as a source of human meaning-making and identity formation. She holds a Master of Education from Harvard University and leads a nonprofit food think tank, Studio ATAO. As a Fulbright-National Geographic Explorer 2024, she is currently researching hawker centres in Singapore.

Jenny is a James Beard Awards-nominated writer who publishes a newsletter titled Way Too Complicated and has bylines in outlets such as The Washington Post, Eater, The Counter, and Food & Wine. In pre-pandemic 2020, Jenny gave her first TEDx Talk titled How Food Can Be A Source of Identity, Intimacy, and Vulnerability. In 2022, she was named to Food & Wine's industry Changemakers list, as well as the World's 50 "50 Next" list. Her full biography, food portfolio, awards, and bylines are at www.jennydorsey.co.