Jennifer Butler

Jennifer Butler

Jennifer Butler

Director, Government Relations and Community Engagement | Zillow

Jennifer joined Zillow in 2016 to build the company’s state and local government relations function and community engagement program, leveraging the organization’s platform to address social issues related to housing and technology.

In 2018, Jen relocated from the headquarters in Seattle to New York City in order to expand Zillow’s footprint beyond the Pacific Northwest and build a team of regional managers across the country. Previously, she managed Russell Investments’ government and community relations efforts in Seattle and worked at McBee Strategic Consulting in Washington, D.C., advocating for clients in the Pacific Northwest on transportation, energy and public sector issues. Jennifer has a BA in Political Science and  Sociocultural Anthropology from The George Washington University and is a fellow of  the National Committee on U.S. – China Relations’ Young Leaders Forum and Harvard  Business School’s Young American Leaders Program.