Jennifer Gould is vice president for Communications and External Affairs at RAND. A member of RAND’s executive team, she leads enterprise communications and external affairs, helping ensure that RAND’s ideas reach and resonate with the leaders, institutions, and communities they are intended to inform. She oversees public affairs and media relations, congressional outreach, executive and internal communications, brand and enterprise messaging, digital strategy, creative and multimedia services, and publication and editorial operations. Under her leadership, RAND is exploring how artificial intelligence can expand the reach, relevance, and impact of its research communications.
Gould previously served as vice president, chief of staff at RAND for more than a decade, supporting two RAND presidents in advancing their organizational strategy, spearheading key initiatives, and directing executive communications and internal communications. She launched RAND's NextGen initiative, which connects emerging policy leaders with RAND's people and ideas through unique partnerships, experiences, and digital communications.
Gould began her career at RAND in strategic communications, where she led initiatives to improve awareness, understanding, and support of RAND's mission and accomplishments among its many constituencies. Prior to joining RAND, Gould was an attorney in the corporate department of a California law firm.
Gould received her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her A.B. in sociology from Princeton University.
Education
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles; A.B. in sociology, Princeton University