Jennifer Lake
Project Manager at Columbia University SIPA
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJennifer Lake is a seasoned public policy and project management leader with over 16 years of experience delivering high‑level analytic support to the U.S. Congress and a decade-plus of managerial experience. She has led large, cross‑functional teams on high‑stakes portfolios including homeland security, appropriations, cybersecurity, and emergency management, and built service‑wide tools such as a comprehensive appropriations database and the widely used Appropriations Status Table. At Columbia University SIPA she bridged policy and technology, partnering with AI/ML experts to design a bespoke model and language-data evaluation framework that improved team output and governance across multiple models. Known for turning complex legislative and technical issues into clear, actionable guidance, she excels in fast‑paced environments that demand rigor, communication, and operational discipline. Based in Austin, she combines deep congressional process knowledge with practical experience in AI governance—an uncommon mix that enables evidence‑based innovation in policy analysis.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government at The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Public Policy, International Relations and Economics, Master of Public Policy, International Relations and Economics at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
English, FrenchGithub contributions (4)
xorthat/MobileSLAM
Nov 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:23 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
xorthat/NameThatCar
Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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