LinkedIn: David Jensen

Current

Vice President at Barbary Coast Consulting

Past

Senior Investigator at SF City Attorney's Office
Washington Public Affairs Professional at Campaigns, Press and Governmental Agencies
Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton

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Education

The University of Texas at Austin - The LBJ School of Public Affairs
Georgetown University
Lake Park High School

Woodstock International School, Mussoorie India

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

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David Jensen’s Summary

Pragmatic, professional and committed to delivering results

I joined Barbary Coast Consulting after 20 years of experience working in government at the local, state and national levels. I have worked on national political campaigns, for both Houses of Congress and for the U.S. Department of State both at home and abroad. For the last 12 years, I have lived in and worked for San Francisco: during work hours as an Investigator for the City Attorney's Office and off duty as a City Commissioner and non-profit Board Member and volunteer.

David Jensen’s Specialties:

As a graduate of the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Georgetown University, I maintain a sense of the big picture without losing sight of the critical details. With a background that also includes policy development, journalism and international consulting, I am an accomplished policy analyst and strategic thinker. Tightly focused on delivering results, I have committed myself to leaving my adopted home of San Francisco better than how I found it.

David Jensen’s Experience

Vice President

Barbary Coast Consulting

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

March 2008 — Present (3 months)
Senior Investigator

SF City Attorney's Office

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

September 1996 — March 2008 (11 years 7 months)

Responsible for leading internal investigations into employee misconduct; recommending policy and procedure improvements; presenting before City Commissions and Department Executives; coordinating witness interviews and background investigations to assist in litigation defense.
Washington Public Affairs Professional

Campaigns, Press and Governmental Agencies

(Government Administration industry)

1988 — 1994 (6 years)

Legislative Branch experience with Senator Paul Simon and Representative Edward Feighan covering the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Executive Branch experience with the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq and the State Department's Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.

Campaign experience with the 1988 Paul Simon for President Committee and the 1992 Bob Kerrey for President campaigns.

Press experience with Representative Edward Feighan and the Denver Post Newspaper's Washington DC Bureau.
Consultant

Booz Allen Hamilton

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; BAH; Management Consulting industry)

June 1992 — June 1993 (1 year 1 month)

Assigned to the SWORD Project, a multi-billion dollar tank sale, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Responsible for coordinating Saudi delegation travel in the U.S.; managing English and Arabic document flow for Saudi Executive Project Officers; supervising clerical and governmental relations staff.

David Jensen’s Education

The University of Texas at Austin - The LBJ School of Public Affairs

MPAff, Public Affairs, 1994 — 1996

Coursework focussed on Public Finance, Management and Policy Development

Activities and Societies:

Masters Thesis on the Effectiveness of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976
Georgetown University

BSLA, Arabic, 1986 — 1990

Additional coursework in Government, History and International Relations.

Activities and Societies:

The CORP!! aka Students of Georgetown, Inc.
Lake Park High School

1982 — 1986
Woodstock International School, Mussoorie India

1983 — 1984

Activities and Societies:

Exchange student, sophomore year.

Additional Information

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David Jensen’s Groups:

City Club of San Francisco, Member; 2008 to present
Commissioner, San Francisco Relocations Appeals Board; 1999-2007
Board Member and Treasurer, AIDS Emergency Fund; 1998-2004