Jill Collen Jefferson

Jill Collen Jefferson is a civil rights and international human rights attorney who grew up the racism and de facto segregation of rural Mississippi. Prior to her legal career, in brief, she researched civil rights cold cases, was one of four speechwriters on President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign, and served in various roles on Capitol Hill, The White House, national and state political campaigns, think-tanks, and advocacy nonprofits. She is the founder of JULIAN, a civil rights and international human rights organization, providing legal services to victims and survivors of discrimination. She earned her bachelor’s degree with distinction in English and History along with a minor in French at the University of Virginia and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She hails from a farm in southeastern Mississippi.