JEN BROWN JOINS BGR GROUP AS VICE PRESIDENT
Will focus on financial services, digital assets, and tax policy
Washington, D.C. (January 29, 2025) – BGR Group, Washington, D.C.’s premiere bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, announced today Jen Brown is joining the firm as a Vice President in its Financial Services Practice. A seasoned veteran of both the Legislative and Executive Branch, Jen will help clients navigate the complex regulatory and political landscape of financial services, digital assets, retirement/ERISA, and tax policy.
“We are thrilled to have Jen join the bipartisan BGR team,” BGR Group Chairman and CEO Bob Wood said. “Her breadth of knowledge and expertise on financial services and tax issues is unmatched. She will be a tremendous asset to our entire firm and our clients.”
Jen joins BGR Group from Capitol Hill where she served as the Banking Counsel to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) from 2023 to 2025 during his service as Senate Majority Leader. She advised the Leader on issues affecting the financial services sector including digital assets, cannabis banking, and anti-money laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requirements. Jen also represented the Democratic Leader in negotiations between Senate and House leadership, Congressional Committees, and the Executive Branch on all financial services legislation before the Congress. Jen also advised Leader Schumer during the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the proposed Basel III regulations.
Jen also served as the Tax Counsel to a Senior Senate Finance Member and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as the Economic Policy & Oversight Counsel to House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-7), where she was instrumental in the development, passage, and implementation of the CARES Act, American Rescue Plan (ARP), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and SECURE 2.0 during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recovery.
Prior to her time on Capitol Hill, Jen led economic policy work for UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. In this role, she was responsible for the organization’s efforts related to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), SECURE Act, state retirement savings plans, and the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S.2155.
Jen also worked as the Manager of Research at the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) where she routinely testified in front of Congress and advised federal and state lawmakers on the intersection of retirement and tax policy. Additionally, Jen served as an Employee Benefits Law Specialist for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration’s Office of Exemption Determinations where she drafted complex individual exemptions and helped to finalize regulations mandated by the Dodd Frank Act.
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