Jennifer Butte-Dahl is a Senior Director based in APCO’s Seattle office. A strategist, advisor and coach, Jennifer specializes in philanthropic strategy, policy advocacy, messaging and positioning and complex coalitions and partnerships.
Never stop dancing.
-My Gramma
With 25+ years of international experience across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas, Jennifer is widely recognized for designing and leading transformative initiatives and alliances that address critical global challenges. Her career spans senior roles in government, including serving as a senior adviser to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, founding a nonprofit organization in South Africa to support entrepreneurship and establishing sales operations for a major technology company in the United Arab Emirates. She has also held leadership roles in philanthropy and academia, including as executive director of the Stevens Initiative and as director and affiliate faculty at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
Jennifer’s ability to operate at the intersection of business, government, academia and philanthropy sets her apart. She leverages this unique perspective to help clients develop innovative, cross-sector solutions that create lasting impact on the global stage.
Jennifer speaks conversational Spanish and extremely rusty Portuguese and Arabic. She earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Purdue University and a master’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.
