Alex Swartsel is a vice president at JFF, where she leads the Center for Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work. In 2023, she led the launch of the Center, whose mission is to help advance policies, practices, and investments that harness the power of AI to improve education and workforce systems.

Her skills and areas of expertise include:

• Artificial intelligence
• Innovation, technology, and digital transformation
• Insights, thought leadership, research, and market analysis
• Public speaking and communications
• Organizational leadership and strategy

Before joining JFF, Swartsel served as chief of development, finance, and external affairs for Teach for America’s Washington, DC, region. She has held leadership roles with the Motion Picture Association’s global policy team and on the staffs of U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse.

Educational background:

• Bachelor’s degrees in political science and music, Wellesley College
• MBA, Yale School of Management