Jessica Long
InvestorManaging Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Closed Loop Partners; CEO, Closed Loop Builders at Closed Loop Partners
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Jessica Long is Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer of Closed Loop Partners and CEO of its operating group, Closed Loop Builders, where she leads efforts to incubate and scale circular economy infrastructure across the U.S. Before joining the firm, she was a Managing Director at Accenture, leading its North America Sustainability and Responsible Business practice and working with companies across energy, food, fashion, and technology, and earlier worked in East Africa and in the United States Senate on affordable housing and immigration. She co-authored The Circular Economy Handbook and holds a BA from Macalester College.
Invests in
Circular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Circular ServicesChief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO)current2022 — present
- Closed Loop PartnersManaging Partner and Chief Strategy Officercurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- AccentureManaging Director - Strategy & Sustainability2015 — 2020
- AccentureManaging Director - Accenture Development Partnerships2012 — 2015
- AccentureGroup Lead - Donors & Emerging Governments for Accenture Development Partnerships2009 — 2015
- AccentureStrategist2001 — 2015
- United States Senate - Office of Paul WellstoneConstituent Advocate, Media Relations1998 — 2001Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Operating Models7Finance Transformation6Business Transformation41Organizational Design14Shared Services15IT Transformation2Business Case4Management Consulting53Human Capital3IT Strategy50Business Process Design12Strategic Consulting5
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Business Process ImprovementGovernanceInternational Developmentprivate public partnershipsStrategycross-sectorICT for DevelopmentInnovation Development- Corporate Governance: Maximize Your Effectiveness in the Boardroom — Wharton Executive Education
- Leading with Analytics-Powered Strategy Intensive — Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- Transformational Leadership: Leadership at the Edge — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century — Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
From Jessica's professional profile.
Colleagues at Closed Loop Partners
Akshatha Bhat
Senior Associate | Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Levine
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Mandelkow
Chief of Staff at Closed Loop Partners
Aly Bryan
Investor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop Partners
Amanda Hendy
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew Firth
Project Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew McColm
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Anh Giang
Project Innovation Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jessica Long?
- Jessica Long is Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer of Closed Loop Partners and CEO of its operating group, Closed Loop Builders, where she leads efforts to incubate and scale circular economy infrastructure across the U.S. Before joining the firm, she was a Managing Director at Accenture, leading its North America Sustainability and Responsible Business practice and working with companies across energy, food, fashion, and technology, and earlier worked in East Africa and in the United States Senate on affordable housing and immigration. She co-authored The Circular Economy Handbook and holds a BA from Macalester College.
- Where does Jessica Long work?
- Jessica Long is Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Closed Loop Partners; CEO, Closed Loop Builders at Closed Loop Partners.
- What does Jessica Long invest in?
- Jessica Long invests in Circular Economy, Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Jessica Long write?
- Jessica Long typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Jessica Long go to school?
- Jessica Long studied at Macalester College (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science, Economics).
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Shared employers
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