Technology & Legal Operations Leader; Chief Operating Officer at Shopify; Former White House Staff Secretary; AI in Commerce Expert
Jessica Hertz Biography
Jessica Hertz is the chief operating officer of Shopify, a global commerce platform, with a background in legal expertise, government service, and technology sector leadership. Hertz earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School, where she served as articles editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. After graduation, she clerked for judges Sonia Sotomayor and Barbara S. Jones and later served as counselor to the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Hertz entered the technology industry by joining Facebook (now Meta) as associate general counsel, focusing on regulatory and government affairs. She later served as general counsel for the Biden-Harris presidential transition team and as deputy assistant to the president and staff secretary in the White House, where she was involved in executive operations and policy coordination.
Hertz joined Shopify as general counsel, where she contributed to building scalable systems in legal, talent, and operations across the company. She was later promoted to chief operating officer. In this role, Hertz has emphasized operational accountability and efficiency, outlining an approach that focuses on making work visible, shortening feedback loops, delivering in smaller increments, and owning outcomes end-to-end. She has discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on the workplace, noting the evolution of Shopify employees’ skill sets as the company advances its AI initiatives. This includes a partnership with OpenAI to integrate AI-powered features into platforms such as ChatGPT for Shopify merchants.
Hertz’s career spans the federal judiciary, the White House, and leadership roles in global commerce technology, positioning her as a knowledgeable figure on the intersection of law, governance, and innovation in the digital economy.
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