Jana Persky

Jana Persky currently serves as Vice President of Product Operations and Chief of Staff at CareerWise USA since July 2021. Prior to this, Jana held a consultancy role in Community Development Strategy at ZOMALAB from January 2020 to June 2021. Between June 2018 and January 2020, Jana was the Opportunity Zone Program Director at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, where a promotion to the director role occurred within six months, and the program gained recognition as one of the Top 10 Forbes Opportunity Zone Community Organizations. Earlier experience includes serving as Strategic Initiatives Manager focused on the Opportunity Zone Program and Blockchain Council and working as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company from October 2016 to June 2018. Jana also served as President and Editor in Chief of The Stanford Daily Newspaper from July 2014 to February 2015. Jana holds a Bachelor's Degree with Honors and Distinction in Public Policy from Stanford University.