Jennifer Harrison

Vice President, Training Solutions at ABS

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Jennifer Harrison is the Vice President of Training Solutions at ABS, with a career in the maritime industry spanning nearly 30 years, including more than two decades of experience working with ABS. She served in various capacities in software consulting, business development, marketing, public relations and training. During her time in the learning technology development space, Jennifer spearheaded ABS’ first learning management system and in-house development team.

Since 2022, Jennifer has overseen the technical training development function for employees, including delivering programs at ABS Academies in Houston, Shanghai, Singapore, Busan, Doha and Athens. In October 2024, Jennifer assumed her current role, focusing on developing a training business line to support ABS clients in upskilling their shoreside and shipboard personnel to comply with new technologies and regulations.

Before her tenure at ABS, Jennifer was a personnel manager for a floating production storage and offloading management company and crew purser with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Her hands-on experience on cruise ships fueled her passion for the maritime industry and her love for cruising remains strong.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston, a Master of Human Resource Development from Indiana State University and a Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University.