Jane Campbell, the first and only woman Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio is now a Senior Advisor at the International Economic Development Council, the country’s largest organization of economic development professionals. She consults on Opportunity Zone investment strategy and works with entities who are striving to build relationships with state and local governments. She is a Senior Advisor at Public Private Strategies on their Opportunity Zone team.
Campbell served as Chief of Staff for Senator Mary Landrieu leading efforts to recover from both Katrina and the Gulf oil spill. Later as Staff Director for the Senate Small Business Committee she directed policy to support small businesses’ access to capital, federal contracting opportunities, business counseling, and engagement in international trade.
Campbell serves on the Board of the Lincoln Land Policy Institute, the Faith and Politics Institute, and the Association for Enterprise Opportunities. She is also on the Steering Committee for the National Democratic Institute’s effort to support women Mayors around the globe.
Campbell’s public service career includes serving as the first woman mayor of Cleveland, five years as county commissioner for Ohio’s largest county, six terms in the Ohio House of Representatives and a term on the Regional Transit Authority Board. After successfully implementing welfare reform, Governing Magazine honored Campbell as 2000 Public Official of the Year. Campbell also served as President of the National Conference of State Legislators.
She’s the proud momma of a resident doctor and a Yale divinity student.