Jessica Hedges
Jessica Hedges joined Kennedy Lewis in 2021 and is a Vice President focused on the Firm’s business development and investor relations activities. Mrs. Hedges was formerly Manager of Business Development with Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC from 2018 to 2021 where she focused on lead and prospect nurturing, as well as client acquisitions. Prior to her time at Insight, Mrs. Hedges worked as an Inside Sales and Retention Lead for Consolidated Communications for the Northern California region.
Mrs. Hedges received a BA in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Sonoma State University. She studied abroad at the University of Swansea, Wales. Mrs. Hedges earned her MBA with a marketing concentration from the University of Phoenix.
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