Jamie Keene is a policy leader on civil rights, democracy, and racial and economic justice. She served in the Biden-Harris White House as Special Assistant to the President for Equality and Opportunity, where she was the first commissioned officer appointed to advance LGBTQI+ equality. She was also one of the architects and implementers of the administration’s historic equity agenda. Jamie has been an advisor on presidential transitions and campaigns on a range of policy issues, and has served in local government for the cities of DC and LA. Jamie is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and Economic Security Project.
Research Summary: Jamie’s work at the Carr-Ryan Center will explore how escalating attacks on queer and trans communities in the United States are linked with rising authoritarianism at home and around the world. Drawing on her experiences as a policymaker, Jamie’s research will work to place the erosion of rights for trans people in the United States in the context of global anti-gender retrenchment.