Jessica Hertz, '07, To Join Shopify As General Counsel

Ex-Biden Staff Secretary To Join Shopify As GC

The Biden administration's former staff secretary will join Shopify as the company's general counsel in November.

Jessica Hertz, who also served as general counsel for the Biden-Harris transition team, confirmed the move in a LinkedIn post Tuesday after the news was first reported in Politico's Playbook. In her LinkedIn post, Hertz said she was "honored to play a part in making the tools of entrepreneurship available to as many people as possible."

"It has been a privilege to serve in the White House and on the Biden-Harris Transition Team, and I'll always be #teamjoe," Hertz wrote. "I'm looking forward to a short break and getting started in November."

Shopify, an Ottawa, Canada-based company, operates a seller platform for small businesses that lets entrepreneurs customize an offering of their products on its website. The company also allows businesses to operate in person through its point of sale system.

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