Jennifer Keen is Head of Policy at Alzheimer’s Society. In this role she is responsible for deciding what the Society thinks on the issues that matter to people living with dementia. She leads a team to build a compelling and evidence-based case for increasing the prioritisation of dementia through better diagnosis, treatment and social care.

She joined the Society in 2023 from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, a charity and think tank dedicated to advancing the best available evidence in alcohol policy. She was Communications and Advocacy Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, a coalition of more than 60 health organisations. A longtime charity advocate, she has also worked to advance the rights of disabled people, getting laws changed to protect health and make disabled people’s lives safer.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and lives in London with her young family.