Dr. Jennifer Ashton

Founder and President, Ajenda | Women's Health Advocate | Former Chief Medical Correspondent, ABC News

About

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, affectionately known to millions around the world as Dr. Jen, is a double board-certified OB-GYN and obesity medicine physician with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has spent over a decade translating global health issues and complex medical topics for national television audiences, most prominently as the former Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News and Good Morning America.

“In medicine and health, it’s great to be idealistic, but it’s also important to be realistic.”

As a keynote speaker, Dr. Jennifer Ashton is an ideal fit for healthcare organizations, women’s leadership conferences, associations, and corporate audiences. She brings to the stage a passion for women’s health and wellness, discussing fitness, nutrition, mental health, longevity, and accessible lifestyle changes that boost performance at work and improve quality of life in every area. With warmth, sincerity, and practical, science-backed insights, Dr. Jennifer Ashton leaves audiences informed and empowered to take charge of their health and, ultimately, their lives.

More About Dr. Jennifer Ashton
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a double board-certified physician, founder and president of Ajenda, women's health advocate, and 4x Emmy Award-winning journalist. She made history as the first woman named Chief Medical Correspondent at ABC News and won four Emmys and a duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism during her tenure.

In 2024, Dr. Jen left broadcasting to focus her full efforts on building Ajenda, a wellness multimedia company created to fill the void of reliable, evidence-based women’s health information. With an omnichannel platform that includes a podcast, YouTube channel, a total of 1M followers across all social media platforms, and two newsletters, including one with 250k subscribers and a 60% open rate, Dr. Ashton provides insight and perspective to the nuance that is real medicine, science and wellness. Staying squarely in her professional lanes of credentials, Dr. Jen dives deep into weight management, menopause, women's health, nutrition and fitness in ways that resonate with maximum impact.

Adding to her impressive body of work, Dr. Jen is the bestselling author of six books, including The Self-Care Solution and Life After Suicide. She is on the board of The American Heart Association and, with the AHA, helped to create a nationwide curriculum for OBGYNs and cardiologists on the care of women in menopause that is expected to improve the care of 10 million women in its first year.

In a world filled with pseudoscience and medical misinformation, Dr. Jennifer Ashton remains a trusted voice on your journey to a healthier you.

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