Jennifer Keough

As Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Keough oversees all of JND’s business operations, from day-to-day processes to high-level strategy. She is recognized by practitioners on both sides of the aisle as an expert in all facets of class action administration, from notice through distribution, and has testified on settlement matters in courts nationwide and before the Senate Committee for Indian Affairs.

With more than 25 years of legal experience, Jennifer has directly worked on hundreds of high-profile and complex administration engagements. Her portfolio of landmark matters includes the $20 billion Gulf Coast Claims Facility, $10 billion BP Deepwater Horizon Settlement, $3.4 billion Cobell Indian Trust Settlement (the largest U.S. government class action settlement ever), $2.67 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement, $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Emissions Settlements, $1.3 billion Equifax Data Breach Settlement, $1 billion Stryker Modular Hip Settlement, National Association of Realtors Settlements of over $1 billion, $600 million Engle Smokers Trust Fund, $215 million USC Student Health Center Settlement, and many others.

Shortly after co-founding JND in 2016, Jennifer was appointed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California as the Independent Claims Administrator in a complex BP Solar Panel Settlement, overseeing the notice and administration of solar panel inspection, remediation, and replacement on homes and businesses throughout the country. She was also chosen to oversee the $300 million Loblaw restitution program in Canada, in which every adult in the country was eligible to participate. She continues to be appointed as a notice expert in a number of high-profile matters.

Prior to forming JND, Jennifer served as COO and Executive Vice President at one of the then-largest legal administration firms in the country. Earlier in her career, she worked as a class action business analyst at Perkins Coie, where she was responsible for managing complex class action settlements and remediation programs. Jennifer has been recognized as a “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal, was named a female entrepreneur of the year finalist in the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and has been featured in numerous media publications including CNN, Authority Magazine, and Fierce CEO. She earned her B.A., M.S.F. with honors, and J.D. from Seattle University.