JAX JACOBSEN
I’m 7 years old, in New York City. A cab pulls up and I get in (with my grandmother). The first thing I say to the cabbie: “So what do you think of [Mayor] David Dinkins?”
My grandmother: “Shush. Don’t talk about politics with strangers.”
I’ve been doing precisely that, ever since.
After earning two degrees in political science, working in UK House of Commons as parliamentary researcher, and teaching politics at CUNY for 2 years, this is what I've been up to:
This is what I've been doing since 2023: :
Let’s make the policy magic happen! Need research, reports, stakeholder/external relations help? Let’s chat.
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My grandmother: “Shush. Don’t talk about politics with strangers.”
I’ve been doing precisely that, ever since.
After earning two degrees in political science, working in UK House of Commons as parliamentary researcher, and teaching politics at CUNY for 2 years, this is what I've been up to:
- ’10-’13: Led Central Asia Newswire for three years, researching/reporting on regional political and economic policy
- ’13-16: Researched/reported mining policy and mining finance as Canadian correspondent for S&P Global
- May '16: Moved to UK
- ’17: Worked on comms and policy at ICMM
- ’18: Left UK post-Brexit, moved to France
- ’19-’21: Researched/reported on policy and finance for Mergermarket during Covid outbreak
- '21: Returned to Montreal as a Canadian permanent resident
- ’21-’23: Researched/reported on mining policy and impacts for Mining Magazine
This is what I've been doing since 2023: :
- Dove headlong into Montreal municipal policy, working with environmental group For Our Kids to provide deeply researched consultation reports and advocacy materials/speeches/op-eds to shape construction regulations, policies around active transport, and climate goals
- Completed Terra.Do's excellent Climate Action Fellowship
- Elected to Board of Table de Quartier d’Outremont, local government initiative to improve quality of life and build community
- Appointed by borough government to Board of Table de Bon Voisinage (Table of Neighbourly Relations)
- Performed research, wrote reports, and consulted for critical minerals & geopolitics consultancy Bedford Analysis
Let’s make the policy magic happen! Need research, reports, stakeholder/external relations help? Let’s chat.
[email protected] • LinkedIn
