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Jessica Sebeok, who is based in Washington, D.C., is Wiley’s Vice President for Global Government Partnerships and Public Policy. In this role, she oversees Wiley’s efforts to advocate for favorable legislative, regulatory, and policy climates around the world to enable and further Wiley’s mission to unlock human potential.
Jessica came to Wiley from Johns Hopkins University, where she served as Director of Policy and Research in President Ron Daniels’ Office. At Johns Hopkins, Jessica successfully helmed numerous projects, including creating the first permanent institution-wide shared governance body and advancing the university’s comprehensive policy initiative.
Prior to her time at Johns Hopkins, Jessica worked for seven years as Deputy Vice President for Federal Relations and Counsel for Policy at the Association of American Universities (AAU), a coalition of America’s leading research universities, where she led on matters related to intellectual property, information technology, technology transfer, and tax. In addition, as AAU’s policy counsel, Jessica worked closely with AAU’s General Counsel Committee on complex legal issues facing research universities. Throughout her tenure, Jessica built strong bipartisan relationships across both chambers of Congress and multiple administrations.
Before joining AAU in 2014, Jessica served as Counsel for Policy and International Affairs in the U.S. Copyright Office; as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs in the U.S. Department of State; as Assistant General Counsel of Yale University; and as Associate Counsel of Ithaka, a non-profit organization with a mission to make higher education and knowledge more affordable and accessible.
Jessica holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, a master’s degree from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. from the University of Chicago.