Jessica Cole

Jessica was the Interim Director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub while our Director, Betsy Cooper, was out on maternity leave during fall 2023. Jessica is a Hub Alum from our 2020 class of fellows. She is also co-founder and former CEO of US Digital Response, a tech nonprofit that enables governments to keep up with their communities’ most critical needs, now and in the future. Previously, she served as a Fellow with Code for America and in local government as the Head of Innovation and Economic Development for the City of Walnut Creek, CA. Jessica graduated with a degree in Urban Studies from Yale University. She has also written over one million words in Morning Pages.