Director of Government Affairs
Prior to joining KoBold, Jen served as lead strategist for global critical mineral supply chains in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. At State, Jen directed global commercial and multilateral negotiations and forged mineral exploration alliances spanning multiple contents. Previously Jen worked for the U.S. Departments of Defense and Labor, where she led the critical and conflict minerals portfolio and spearheaded a successful artisanal mining formalization initiative. Jen is an amateur astronomer and lifelong student of emergence, complexity, and nonlinearity. She holds an M.A. in International Relations from George Mason University.