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Jenny Kim

Chief Operating Officer and Partner, Vantage Legal

Most recently, Jenny Kim served as chief operating officer and partner at Vantage Legal. Prior to that role, she served as chief operating officer and partner at The Gober Group and vice president of operations and general counsel of the Philanthropy Roundtable. She previously served as the deputy general counsel, political law and vice president of public policy at Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in America. At Koch Industries, she implemented political law compliance programs for the United States, Canada and the European Union, and integrated technology to increase operational efficiencies for these compliance programs. She also led the criminal justice reform portfolio, resulting in passage of the federal First Step Act, the first criminal justice reform legislation in over two decades. She served as an advisor to the then Koch Industries – Right on Crime Safe Streets & Second Chances reentry initiative.

In 2020 and 2018, DCA Live named her Corporate Counsel Star, and Top Corporate Counsel in the DC area. In 2019, Corporate Counsel and InsideCounsel honored her with the Women Influence in Power & Law award for talent management and leadership. For over two decades, Jenny has helped corporations and nonprofits improve their legal, compliance, crisis management and coalition-building capabilities. She has cultivated a diverse background in strategic counseling, crisis management, integration of technology into legal processes and team building.