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Tuesday, September 20: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Fred Kavli Auditorium
Jenny Zeng
Director of Strategic Innovation, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Jenny Zeng is the Director of Strategic Innovation in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). In this position, she helped create the newly-established Project Management Office which is focused on operationalizing policy priorities on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation. Previously, she served as MassDOT Deputy Chief of Staff managing and contributing policy analysis across a broad range of issues, including traffic congestion and climate resiliency.
Prior to MassDOT, Jenny was Associate Director of Federal Affairs for the State of New York, in which capacity she led the state's strategy in environmental and agricultural federal policy. Jenny has also worked in various roles for public transit organizations and Amazon.com. She graduated from Yale College and Harvard Kennedy School, from which she holds a Masters in Public Policy.