Jessica A. Lewis

Former senior level official at the State Department. Deep understanding of defense trade and national security. Versatile connector on the Hill, with executive agencies and in the private sector

Jessica Lewis is a leader in foreign policy and defense. Her senior level experience in the State Department and nearly 20 years in the Senate and House built her extensive knowledge of the policy, political and legislative levers that determine national security policy. She employs wide-ranging strategies to help clients understand complicated foreign relations in recent conflict areas such as Europe, the Middle East, as well as US policy in the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan. With her extensive experience connecting executive agencies and the private sector, Jessica is uniquely equipped to navigate the complexities of today’s national security challenges and to build partnerships.

As the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, Jessica led the U.S. State Department’s political-military response to unprecedented international crises and oversaw foreign military and commercial sales of defense articles. She also was the staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the foreign policy and national security advisor to the late Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), advising Democratic senators on defense, terrorism and Iran, as well as overseeing national defense and intelligence authorizations bills on the Senate floor. Her work is also bolstered from her time as a senior staffer on the House International Relations Committee.

Education

M.P.A., 2003, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

M.A.T., 1994 Johns Hopkins University

B.A., 1992, Haverford College

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Non-Resident Fellow, Institute for Indo-Pacific Security

Board of Directors, The Halo Trust USA

AWARDS

Distinguished Honor Award, United States Department of State, 2024