Jessica Lum is a regional engagement officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (SF Fed). In this role, she connects with and learns from the San Francisco Bay Area’s full spectrum of industries to gather real-time insights about how businesses are experiencing the economy. These conversations add important context to quantitative data the Federal Reserve uses in monetary policymaking and furthers its mission to help build an economy that works for all.
Jessica’s engagement with the region’s innovators and changemakers supports SF Fed initiatives, such as the EmergingTech Economic Research Network, which explores nascent technologies so the SF Fed can gain deeper insights into the economy of the future.
Jessica joined the SF Fed in 2022 and served on the Government and Civic Relations team, where she developed relationships with government stakeholders in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada, and connected them with Federal Reserve research and expertise.
As a lifelong San Franciscan, Jessica brings experience and an understanding of regional issues from her service in various public affairs roles in the Bay Area tourism industry, city government, and on non-profit boards.