Jordan Sotudeh

Jordan Sotudeh has a varied work experience beginning in 2014. In that year, they worked as a Policy Analyst for the United States Department of Defense and as a Writer for the International Affairs Review. In 2015, they worked as a Tutor for Toot App, Inc. From 2016 to 2017, they worked as a Technology Analyst and Management Analyst for The Tauri Group. In 2018, they worked as a Technologist II for Columbus Technologies and Services. From 2019 to 2021, they worked as a Senior Technology Analyst for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 2022, they became the Founder & CEO of Venaera, Inc. and an Advisory Board Member for UC Santa Barbara. Finally, they are currently working as a Deputy Program Manager and Senior Technical Lead for BryceTech.

Jordan Sotudeh completed a Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Science and Technology Policy at the Elliott School of International Affairs from 2013 to 2015. Prior to this, they obtained a College of Arts and Science B.A. in International Relations (Honors), Anthropology and French from New York University between 2008 and 2012. In 2011, they also attended Université Paris-Sorbonne. From 1995 to 2008, they attended Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles and obtained a High School Baccalauréat ES. Additionally, they have obtained four certifications from LinkedIn between 2017 and 2018, including "Creating a Culture of Strategy Execution", "Project Management Simplified", "Developing a Competitive Strategy", and "Fred Kofman on Managing Conflict".