Jessica Straus

Washington D.C. Metro Area United States

Vice President Development at National Venture Capital Association

Jessica's role as VP of Development at NVCA brings together her vast communications and marketing experience; her time managing marketing for SocialFlow, a venture-backed social media technology; on Capitol Hill as a speechwriter and press secretary; and her passion for expanding opportunity for diverse founders and investors in the innovation ecosystem. Prior to NVCA, over the course of nearly a decade in politics, working with venture-backed companies and the venture capital industry, Jessica helped to shape public policies, entrepreneurial ventures and ecosystems. Jessica advised and collaborated with Millennial Trains Project, a D.C. based nonprofit focused on young innovators, along...