Jen Brown is a Vice President in BGR Group’s Financial Services & Tax Practice and Co-Lead of BGR’s Higher Education Working Group. She draws on two decades of policy experience and legal expertise to guide clients through complex tax, financial services, and higher education issues throughout all levels of Washington, DC.
Before joining BGR in January 2025, Jen spent five years on Capitol Hill, in variety of senior roles—including as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) Banking Counsel. Prior to her role with Leader Schumer, Jen served as the Tax Counsel for a senior Senate Finance Committee member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and as the Economic Policy and Oversight Counsel to House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jen played a key role in negotiating, passing, and implementing major legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act, SECURE 2.0, several COVID relief packages, and annual NDAA and appropriations bills. She frequently led negotiations among congressional leadership, committees, government agencies, the White House, and states.
Prior to her service on Capitol Hill, Jen spent over a decade in key policy roles at UnidosUS, as an instructor at American University, the National Institute on Retirement Security, and as an Employee Benefits Law Specialist at the U.S. Department of Labor. She is a recognized expert in tax policy and economic security and regularly testifies before Congress, advises legislators and presidential campaigns, and her analysis has been featured in major media outlets.
Areas of Focus
- Financial Regulations
- Tax Policy
Education
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Georgetown University Law Center
Tax LLM -
American University Washington College of Law
Juris Doctorate -
University of Florida
Bachelors