Jacob Finkel serves as Deputy Secretary of Policy for Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and has the privilege of overseeing the Shapiro Administration’s policy agenda across two key issues: elections and energy policy. Prior to joining the Shapiro Administration in January 2023, Jacob was an attorney at the law firm Covington & Burling LLP and a law clerk to the Hon. Judge Theodore McKee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. His writing has appeared in Slate and The Atlantic. A Philadelphia native, Jacob holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.