As a Principal on the Skoll Foundation's Portfolio & Investments Team, Jess seeks out innovative solutions for Skoll engagement and investment. In particular, she explores solutions that will help advance healthier information ecosystems and reduce the harms of disinformation across Skoll’s strategic priority areas.
Previously, Jess led Skoll’s convening programming, including the Skoll World Forum, Skoll’s flagship annual event that spotlights innovations and sparks collaborations in social and environmental impact. Additionally, Jess co-curated Rethinking Possible, a podcast produced in partnership with Aspen Ideas. She also helped launch the Skoll World Forum Fellowship; the TEDxSkoll Conversations series; Skoll Week; and We the Future.
Prior to joining the Skoll Foundation, Jess worked at Net Impact, the World Affairs Council, and Council on Foreign Relations, and the California Appellate Project.
Jess earned a BA in Political Science from UC Santa Barbara and MA in International Affairs from The George Washington University. She has studied abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
