Jennifer Temple


Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise


LinkedIn; Twitter: @jenatemple

“I have never tried to achieve ‘balance’ … I seek to be present in the moment I've chosen to prioritize.”

Jennifer serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE), a global technology company with $28 billion in revenue and 60,000 employees. As a member of the company’s Executive Committee reporting to the CEO, Jennifer has led the transformation of the global communications function to distinguish HPE in the marketplace, enhance the employee experience and demonstrate the company’s societal impact. She has global responsibility for corporate and financial communications, marketing and product communications, industry analyst relations, executive communications, employee communications, and digital media and creative services.

Jennifer joined HPE in 2018 from Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), where she managed high profile communications during a period of significant transformation for the bank. .

 

From 2003 to 2012, Jennifer worked at public relations consulting company Hill & Knowlton, managing the company’s San Francisco operation with $7 million in annual revenue and serving on the U.S. Executive Committee. Previously, Jennifer served in senior marketing and communications roles at The Irvine Company and Montgomery Securities (later BofA Securities) and was Assistant Press Secretary to former California Governor Pete Wilson. She started her career at Edelman.

She serves on the board of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation and is a Trustee with the Institute for Public Relations and with the Arthur W. Page Society. She is also a Board Member and VP of Communications for the Los Gatos League of boys team charity (btc). She is a member of World 50’s Communications 50, NACD’s Accelerate program, Beyond Board, Chief, and Enrich. Jennifer holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of Michigan.

 

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