Jennifer Nordquist

Jennifer "DJ" Nordquist is an American public policy expert was appointed Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization in October 2025. Previously, she was the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank, representing the U.S. as the largest shareholder at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

At the Bank, she focused on the COVID-19 response, oversight, information and communication technology, energy, debt, human capital, and protection of women and girls. Prior to her role at the Bank, Nordquist was the Chief of Staff at the Council of Economic Advisers at the White House.

She also was the Executive Vice President of the Economic Innovation Group, was a Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, was on the advisory board at the ClearPath Foundation, was an expert advisor to the Special Competitive Studies Project, is on the advisory council for Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy, was a member of the Global Tech Security Commission, and is a member of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s U.S. Foreign Policy for Clean Energy Taskforce. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed her to the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park Partnership Authority in 2023. She was an independent director at Sunlight Financial (SUNL) and was a Fellow at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Biography

A graduate of the Chapin School in New York City, Nordquist received her Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and her Master of Science in journalism from Northwestern University. She again was a Counselor to Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran in 2025.

She received the Secretary of the Treasury's Distinguished Service Award and was named a Stanford Associate by the Stanford Board of Governors for outstanding alumni volunteer service. She was on the Board of Directors of Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Alexandria, Virginia.

United States Executive Director for the World Bank

On March 8, 2019, President Donald Trump nominated her to position of the United States Executive Director of the World Bank. The Senate confirmed her to the position on September 12, 2019. Nordquist also was on the Audit Committee, the Committee on Governance, and the Committee on Development Effectiveness at the World Bank. As U.S. Executive Director, Nordquist was also on the Boards of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Directors to the Board of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

Nordquist's work included representing the World Bank Group at international events, such as visiting developing nations to determine how the World Bank could encourage economic development or representing the World Bank at industry group events. Nordquist also worked with the President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, on issues related to the U.S. government, economy, and financial services industry.