Jan Jaro is an impact venture investor focused on climate, healthcare, and access to economic opportunity. Before that, Jan worked in private equity and with several mission-driven startups, including a silicon anode battery startup that recently won a Department of Energy grant to build its first facility in Flint, Michigan. In addition, Jan has been fortunate to serve on the 2022 campaign policy teams of Governors Maura Healey (Massachusetts), Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania), and Wes Moore (Maryland). He is deeply interested in the intersection of innovation and inclusive economic growth that creates quality jobs and builds strong communities. Jan holds an MBA from the Wharton School, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.S. in Engineering and Economics from Northwestern.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.
The United States needs a strategic investment fund (SIF) to shepherd promising technologies in nationally vital sectors through the valley of death.
To maximize the potential of apprenticeship programs, the federal government should develop a cohesive approach to supporting “apprenticeships of the future,” such as those in cyber, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.
Here is how smart education policy can make community colleges drivers of economic mobility, employment, and dynamism in local communities.
Economic innovation requires more sophisticated, focused, and better supported local economic planning. Here’s how to achieve it.