Jillian Youngblood
Director, Deliberative Democracy

• Email:[email protected]
• Hometown:Seattle, WA

Jillian has nearly 20 years of experience in politics, government, and strategic communications with a focus on deliberative democracy and solutions-oriented public engagement. She is the executive director of Civic Genius, a national, nonpartisan civic engagement organization that became a program of the League in 2024. She partners with governments and communities on citizen assemblies and a range of  other deliberative processes, and works to strengthen the Center for Democracy Innovation’s civic assistance offerings.

Previously, she was a lead staffer on Capitol Hill for the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and worked on issues related to health care, urban planning, and appropriations. She also managed New York City’s federal and state legislative portfolios on public health under the Bloomberg Administration, and was a consultant to numerous nonprofit and corporate clients across a range of public policy issues. Jillian is a frequent speaker and trainer on transformative civic engagement. She chairs the board of the Seattle City Club and is a 2024 fellow of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.