
Jennifer Butler
Vice President of Government Relations and Community Relations - Zillow
Jennifer Butler is the Vice President of Government Relations and Community Relations at Zillow. She joined the company in 2016 to create the state and local government relations department, as well as the organization’s first community engagement program, leveraging Zillow’s platform to address social issues at the intersection of housing and technology. In 2018, Jen relocated from the headquarters in Seattle to New York City to expand Zillow’s civic footprint beyond the western region and build a national team to engage with non-profits, businesses, and policymakers 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., managing federal advocacy 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.