Jennifer Susan Dodd Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jennifer Susan Dodd |
| Occupations | Businesswoman philanthropist |
| Spouse | Peter Roderick Clarke |
| Children | 2 (including Emilia Clarke) |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Jennifer Susan "Jenny" Dodd Clarke is a British businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the director of the Anima Foundation and a cofounder and chief executive of the charity SameYou. She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2024 for her charitable service.
As of 2020, Dodd Clarke serves as the vice president for marketing at a global management consultancy firm. She is the director of The Anima Foundation, a charity focused on helping youth in Ghana. She co-founded SameYou, a brain injury recovery charity, with her daughter. [1] She serves as the chief executive. [2] She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire during the 2024 New Year Honours for her charity work surrounding brain injuries. [1] She was presented with the honour from William, Prince of Wales during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in February 2024. [2]
Dodd Clarke is married to Peter Roderick "Rick" Clarke, a theatre sound engineer from Wolverhampton. [3] [4] Their daughter is actress Emilia Clarke. [3] Their son, Bennett, works in the entertainment industry and was part of the camera department for Game of Thrones . [5] [6]
This philosophy, Clarke says, is due to the fact that her father, Peter, "prized education above all else."