Jessica McBroom

March 18, 2022

Jessica McBroom is Director for International Economics and Competitiveness at the National Security Council, White House. Jessica has driven the President’s supply chain agenda since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration, including as the chief coordinator for the implementation of Executive Order 14017 on America’s Supply Chains. She is currently on detail from the Office of Industrial Policy at the Department of Defense. Prior to that, Jessica was in the private sector as Vice President at a major U.S. financial institution and also served as a Director at a major manufacturing-focused trade association. Jessica has also held positions at the Department of State. She has a B.A. from Tulane University in political science and a minor in the French language. She is originally from Detroit, Michigan

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