Susan Jentzsch

With a 20-year career in high tech, Susan is a proven strategist, project manager and trainer. She successfully managed multiple, complex construction projects simultaneously while keeping a very close eye on cost and time lines. Susan is recognized for her commitment to her clients, her thoughtful follow through, and strategic approach to resolving issues.

In her 20 years at Qualcomm, Inc., Susan developed, presented and executed the companywide strategic facility plan for 49 local and 40 domestic sites. In so doing, a synergistic space plan was created ensuring proper engineering office and lab space for 21,000 employees, encompassing 6.9M square feet of space. Susan was named liaison to the Engineering Council, which managed special and highly confidential projects.

Susan was requested to speak at many QWISE, Qualcomm Women in Science and Engineering, events during her time at Qualcomm, Inc. Her insight into the company culture provided a valuable lens for mentoring and coaching women engineers. Susan’s coaching provided contributions in advocacy, personal accountability, self-management, collaboration with teammates, and boundaries.

Susan is co-author of the Teen Leadership Forum which focuses on developing leadership skills, self-worth and self-advocacy for teens and young adults. She also trains educators, staff and school administrators in brain-based teaching and understanding the need for and benefits of gender-based learning.