Jessica Gordon, Director, U.S. Commercial Service Dallas-Fort Worth, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Jessica Gordon is the Director of the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) U.S. Commercial Service Dallas-Fort Worth office where she leads a team of industry-focused international trade specialists to counsel U.S. companies on the export process and strategies for pursuing international sales opportunities. The Commercial Service Dallas-Fort Worth office is one of 100 plus U.S. Commercial Service offices around the nation dedicated to assisting U.S. companies with international business expansion, through providing counseling, business matchmaking services, market intelligence, and commercial diplomacy and advocacy support. In addition to heading the Commercial Service Dallas-Fort Worth office, Jessica serves as the Executive Secretary of the North Texas District Export Council (NTDEC). In this capacity, she serves as the chief U.S. Commercial Service liaison for NTDEC engagement on international trade development issues for the North Texas region. Prior to assuming the director position at Commercial Service Dallas-Fort Worth, Jessica served as an international trade specialist at the U.S. Commercial Service office in Jackson, MS (2006-2016). As a trade specialist, she managed a diverse industry sector client portfolio spanning marine and underwater technology and shipbuilding to agribusiness, healthcare, and automotive and helped U.S. companies complete millions of dollars in export sales transactions.
In 2021, Jessica was appointed to ITA’s Inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council and coordinated the Council’s Programs and Training sub-committee where she helped to facilitate organization-wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) training and educational programs. In addition, she joined ITA’s Coaching Cadre in May 2020 and has been overseeing the ITA Coaching Affinity Group since March 2021. Jessica has experience in leadership development, leveraging diversity, strategic planning, coaching, mentoring, building coalitions, market entry development, and market research and analysis. She most recently completed over 120 hours of coaching training through Co-Active’s Training Institute and coaches ITA and U.S. government employees. A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, Jessica graduated Magna Cum Laude and earned double degrees, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Spanish and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a focus in International Business, from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is a graduate of the Else School of Management MBA Program at Millsaps College.
