Jodie M. Grenier is the Chief Executive Officer of Foundation for Women Warriors (FFWW), a nonprofit organization with a legacy spanning over 100 years, committed to empowering the economic and personal well-being of women veterans.
Jodie joined FFWW in 2016, leading a rebrand that revitalized and expanded programming serving over 7,200 women veterans and children. As a leading voice on women’s and veterans’ issues, Jodie testified before the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs on issues impacting the economic well-being of women veterans in 2019 and again in 2021 on a whole government approach in support of servicewomen.
Jodie began her career in the United States Marine Corps as an intelligence analyst serving with 1st Marine Division. She deployed twice to Iraq where she provided unit commanders with real-time actionable intelligence mitigating threats to troops.
During her decade-long career in Intelligence and National security she supported multiple Departments of Defense and State projects in the United States, and worked abroad in Al Kut, Iraq and Kabul, Afghanistan.
Jodie has been recognized with numerous awards, most notably the San Diego Business Journal’s Businesswomen of the Year Award, San Diego Magazine Woman of the Year award, ABC10’s Leadership Award, and the Women in Defense Salute to Service Award.
Jodie is a Presidential Leadership Scholar and earned Bachelor of Arts in Psychology as well as a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego. Jodie is a member of Veteran of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and the Women Marines Association.
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