The Honourable Ms Jennifer DJ Nordquist

The Honourable Ms Jennifer DJ Nordquist became Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organiza ti on in October 2025. She brings to the WTO more than 30 years of experience in economics and public policy. Before joining the WTO, Ms Nordquist was Counsellor at the Council of Economic Advisers in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President of the Economic Innovation Group, served on corporate and non-profit boards, and was a senior fellow or adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Special Competitive Studies Project, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and several other think tanks. Her previous senior leadership positions include serving as Executive Director for the United States at the World Bank Group, for which she was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate; Chief of Staff for the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution; Assistant Secretary (delegated authority) at the