About Jennifer Hankins
Jennifer Hankins is CEO & President of Rev1 Ventures, where she leads the organization’s work building Central Ohio’s innovation economy – connecting founders, investors, corporate partners, and community leaders to turn collaboration into economic impact.
Jennifer joins Rev1 from Tulsa Innovation Labs, where she served as Managing Director and helped lead one of only two U.S. regions to win both EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge and Tech Hubs Implementation Funding. She brings more than a decade of experience across entrepreneurship, economic development, and ecosystem building.
She served as Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Small Business at the Tulsa Regional Chamber, where she managed the Chamber’s incubator for high-growth startups, and earlier roles in economic development in Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
A Kansas City, Missouri native, Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Oklahoma State University.
