White House Author

Brad Jenkins was an Associate Director heading up coalition-building programs across a range of communities including nonprofits, foundations, labor, and business. Before joining the White House, Brad was a Founding Vice President of Business Forward, a national business group that helps bring more innovators and entrepreneurs into the policymaking process. Prior to Business Forward, Brad was the National Deputy Director of Special Projects for the Obama Campaign in Chicago, directing the intersection between the Field campaign and new media operations with a particular focus on youth media and the online voter registration platform. Prior to joining the campaign, Brad spent 6 years as an investment professional in New York and San Francisco. Brad grew up in Hamilton, NJ and received his B.A. in English from the University of Virginia.