Amanda Jenkins

Amanda Jenkins is the Administrative Vice President of Aspen Center for Physics, an internationally recognized nonprofit research institute that has advanced fundamental physics for more than 60 years and welcomes over 1,000 physicists to Aspen each year. She joined the Center in 2016 as Finance Manager and was promoted to Administrative Vice President in 2017.

As Administrative Vice President, Amanda oversees the Center’s finance, operations, human resources, facilities, housing, and Board administration. Working closely with a small staff and network of contractors, she supports the day-to-day operations of the Center’s four-acre campus and the programs that bring scientists from around the world to Aspen.

Amanda earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Alabama, where she studied finance, economics, and investment management. Before relocating to Colorado, she worked as a grant accountant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Amanda moved to Aspen in 2013 with Thomas and Hank. After spending her first winter managing a local ski shop and embracing mountain life, she joined a luxury construction company as its office manager and accountant before coming to Aspen Center for Physics.

In her spare time, Amanda enjoys getting out into the mountains to hike, bike, and ski.