Jordan Davis is Executive Director of Smart Columbus, the Columbus Region’s collaborative innovation lab, focused on advancing what is new and next at the intersection of technology and community good. Smart Columbus was founded in 2016 as the sole winner of the $50 million U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart Cities Challenge. Jordan supported the work from vision to implementation, and, at the conclusion of the grant cycle, led the transition from a grant program to a financially sustainable organization.

In her work she has spearheaded the deployment of one of the country’s first self-driving vehicles on public roads, established an electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem that led to a 500% increase in EV adoption, laid the groundwork for affordable residential connectivity to close the digital divide, and established partnerships with over 100 different organizations—representing $720 million of aligned investment.

Jordan speaks to audiences around the world about her pioneering work and has been honored as one of the ‘Top 25 Government Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers’ by Government Magazine, ‘Top 100 Influential Young Executives’ by American City Business Journals, a ‘Rising Star’ by Automotive News, and one of ten Mercedes Benz Future of Mobility Fellows in the world.

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