Chief of Staff

Jana Persky

Jana Persky is the Chief of Staff for CareerWise. In this role, she provides strategic and operational support to the CEO and other members of the CareerWise management team.

Before joining CareerWise, Jana worked for ZOMALAB, a family office, as a project manager focused on community economic development strategies. She also worked at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) where she led the state’s Opportunity Zone program in order to drive community-oriented investments in economic development. Prior to OEDIT, Jana was a business analyst for McKinsey & Company.

Jana graduated with a degree in Public Policy from Stanford University. In her spare time, she enjoys playing and coaching soccer, doing crossword puzzles, and exploring all the outdoors that Colorado has to offer.