Who is… Jessica Schumer?

Recruited from Amazon to direct state and municipal AI governance, workforce partnerships, and data-center energy policy across Northeastern states, under OpenAI recusal terms barring federal or Senate lobbying.

Source: The American Prospect: Why OpenAI Hired Chuck Schumer's Daughter Away From Amazon

Registered for six years as an in-house NY lobbyist under filing LRO2213028 on tech, retail, and warehouse rules, serving in 2026 as Amazon's lead NYC lobbyist opposing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Delivery Protection Act.

Source: The American Prospect: Mamdani's Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer's Daughter

Directed City Hall lobbying and coalition strategy for a real-estate-backed $2.7B Brooklyn-Queens waterfront streetcar plan.

Source: Red Hook Star-Revue: BQX Courts Small Business Owners

Managed agency staff and legal operations for Obama Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jason Furman after serving as NEC Deputy Chief of Staff, before later advising VP nominee Tim Kaine and the 2016 DNC platform team.

Source: Forbes 30 Under 30 Law and Policy Profile

Paid her for six years of NY policy and lobbying work while her father Chuck Schumer blocked a Senate floor vote on the bipartisan Big Tech antitrust bill targeting Amazon.

Source: The Hill: How Big Tech Fought Antitrust Reform and Won

Hired her to shape Northeast AI and data-center rules while her father leads Senate Democrats during federal AI talks and energy permitting negotiations.

Source: Revolving Door Project: What OpenAI Having Chuck Schumer's Daughter as a Lobbyist Tells Us

Married to Blackstone government relations executive and former Biden DOT official Michael Shapiro, while sister Alison Schumer worked at Meta and Airbnb.

Source: Washington Free Beacon on Blackstone Hiring Michael Shapiro

Led BQX streetcar lobbying backed by luxury developer Two Trees Management after serving from 2015 to 2016 as Chief of Staff at the hedge-fund-governed Robin Hood Foundation.

Source: CBS New York Coverage of Friends of the BQX