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Jennifer Black

Title: Executive Director, Export Development

Organization: Pennsylvania Dept of Community & Economic Development

 

As the Executive Director of Pennsylvania’s Export Development Program, Jennifer plans and directs the Commonwealth’s export promotion and international trade initiatives.

 

Pennsylvania’s Export Development team offers a wide range of programs and services designed to enhance the global reach and export capacity of Pennsylvania’s business community. The team includes 13 authorized trade representatives worldwide, 10 in-state regional export partners and 3 program managers in the Harrisburg headquarters.

 

Last year, Pennsylvania’s Export Development team assisted 643 companies and helped support more than 3,800 jobs. As a result of the assistance they received, clients of the program reported more than $584.6 million in export sales.

Jennifer also manages the activities and provides oversight of Pennsylvania’s authorized trade representative office in India.

 

Prior to serving as Executive Director, she worked with Pennsylvania’s authorized trade representatives in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, among others, as a program manager.

 

Jennifer is a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and holds a Master’s Degree in Public and International Affairs (MPIA) from the University of Pittsburgh.