Jessica Lee

Senior Policy Analyst and Associate Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

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Jessica Lee is a senior policy analyst and associate fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program. Her work focuses on state and metropolitan economic development, with particular emphasis on manufacturing. Prior to joining Brookings, Jessica was a presidential management fellow at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in history from the University of Washington, where she wrote her dissertation on the intellectual foundations of post-World War II feminist activism in the United States. Lee received her B.A. from Stanford University.
Publications

Launch! Taking Colorado’s Space Economy to the Next Level