Alex Swartsel | Associate Vice President
Jobs For The Future

Alex Swartsel leads JFFLabs, the innovation studio of Jobs for the Future, where bold ideas for the future of work are tested, validated, and scaled to drive economic success for people, businesses, and communities. She launched JFF's Center for Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work, shaping policy, practice, and investment in innovative solutions to ensure the future powered by AI makes us all better off. Before joining JFFLabs, Alex served as chief of development, finance, and external affairs for Teach for America’s Washington, DC, region. She’s held leadership roles with the Motion Picture Association’s global policy team, as well as U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse. Alex chairs the board of directors of Capital City Symphony and is also a longtime member and former chorus president of the Choral Arts Society of Washington. She holds a BA summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.