A former staff reporter for the Chicago Tribune and TIME.com, Jessica Reaves joined ADL’s Center on Extremism (COE) as an investigative researcher in 2014. In her current role as Editorial Director, she manages and edits the full range of COE’s written products, from major reports to daily blog posts. Jessica also monitors and writes about misogyny within the white supremacist movement, with a particular focus on the alt-right.
Prior to her current role, Jessica worked in ADL’s Chicago office as the Midwest Investigative Researcher. In that position, she was responsible for researching and monitoring extremist groups and individuals in the Midwest region, and served as an expert consultant to law enforcement agencies on cases involving anti-government extremist groups and white supremacists.
She is a graduate of Duke University.
To me, Eradicate Hate was the most important gathering of 2021 for those of us who work on issues related to domestic extremism and organized hate. The Summit uniquely combined a variety of perspectives, including experts, civil society representatives, politicians and policymakers, and the families and loved ones of victims. Eradicate Hate has the important mission of standing against the rising tide of hate and extremism in our society, and it’s an honor to be able to support this mission.
