Jessica Olcott Yllemo

Jessica Olcott Yllemo is an expert in climate security, emergency response, disaster preparedness, and security cooperation programs. She has more than 15 years of experience with a variety of federal agencies and has designed, executed, and evaluated more than 50 domestic and international missions at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. She is an expert in Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) processes; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) response; and civil-military affairs. She previously served as the director of the Climate Security Program at the American Security Project. In 2016 and 2017 she was a Fulbright Public Policy Fellow to Kosovo.

She received her Master of Science degree with a concentration in human rights and international law from Florida State University and her Bachelor of Arts in political science and international studies from West Virginia Wesleyan College.