As co-founder of Third Rail Projects and co-creative director of SHOWTIME for Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Jennine Willett creates experiences that hit on every level — emotional, strategic, human. In "Port of Entry," co-created with Albany Park Theater Project, she turned a Chicago walk-up into an intimate, immersive journey through the lives of immigrants. It earned praise from the Chicago Tribune and a visit from Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, demonstrating how XP can foster empathy and spark genuine conversation. At SHOWTIME, she tossed out the corporate playbook and replaced it with live performance, surprise moments and story-driven strategy that left teams actually aligned, not just buzzworded. At the Emerson Climate Science Fair, she made nuclear fusion accessible with a “Build a Tokamak” activity that invited kids and curious adults to explore the science behind it. Jennine’s busy designing the future of how we learn, connect and show up together.
