As Vice President, U.S. Federal Government Affairs and Global Enterprise Initiatives, and Head of the Washington, D.C. Office, Jane leads an expert team of global, federal and state advocates and political programs professionals. She is a passionate patient and life sciences advocate who has devoted her 30+ year career in Washington to advancing solutions that foster innovation and safeguard patient access to life-altering treatments.
Joining J&J’s Washington office in late 2003, she led J&J’s medical technology sector until being appointed to oversee the J&J cross-sector Washington-based Federal Affairs team in 2016. Jane also served as a member of J&J’s Medical Technology Global Group Operating Committee (GOC) from 2007–2015. Prior to joining J&J, she was Director of Government Affairs for Medtronic, Inc., where she focused on the cardiology, diabetes, spine and neuroscience portfolios.
Jane’s advocacy and leadership have been recognized by various publications and organizations. She has been featured in Washingtonian Magazine’s annual list of “Washington’s Most Influential People” every year since its 2020 inception including the May 2024 cover. She has also been included in The Hill Newspaper’s annual “Top Lobbyists” roundup and she was named one of Business Insider’s “Top 34 DC Power Players in Healthcare.”
She currently serves on the Board of Directors and as an officer for the Economic Club of Washington. She also serves on the boards of the Public Affairs Council, the U.S. Chamber Foundation, and the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. She is an active member of the Washington Ballet Board of Ambassadors, the Government Relations Executive Forum, the Ford’s Theatre Board of Governors, and the Government Relations Executive Council. Jane is a faculty lecturer with The Washington Campus graduate fellows’ program and serves on their Advisory Council.
Jane is a champion of emerging leaders and of their talent development with a focus on women’s economic and career empowerment. She is a longtime mentor through her roles with the Economic Club of Washington Executive Fellows program, the Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellows Program and the Women’s Business Network.
Outside of her professional roles, Jane is involved in numerous volunteer organizations, including ChildHelp, Breakthrough T1D, the Washington Ballet and the National Capital Area Food Bank.
Jane is also a dedicated advocate for diabetes patients, having been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a child. She previously directed government affairs and grassroots advocacy for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) – now Breakthrough T1D – that led to inaugural programs in special diabetes federal research funding that continues to supplement NIH annual appropriations today.
Jane earned a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University where she serves as a guest lecturer throughout the academic year. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Vermont.