History
Established in 2019, Blum Higher Education Advising, PLLC provides strategic counsel regarding higher education law and policy and the potential impact of regulation on institutions of higher education, accrediting agencies, investors and businesses/organizations that serve students. BlumHEA provides advice on existing laws, regulations and policies, as well as on prospective pieces of legislation and other policy making.
BlumHEA’s founder, Jennifer Blum, has over 30 years of experience in government and public relations, crisis management and campaign finance consulting to a diverse range of clients in higher education and other industries.
Principal
Founder
Jennifer Blum
Jennifer Blum is known in the U.S. as a leader in government relations and policy making in higher education. Throughout her thirty-year career she has engaged in legislative, regulatory and oversight-related initiatives. Her practice and leadership in higher education policy developed in 2001 after joining Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP. In 2012, she joined Laureate Education, Inc., becoming Senior Vice President for Government Relations where she led a global team of external relations professionals in government and public relations, issues and crisis management, and reputation management. She founded Blum Higher Education Advising, PLLC in July 2019 to counsel clients on how to navigate the complexities of higher education law, to create best practices for serving students, and to drive new policies that support continued accountability and innovations in higher education. In 2020, she was appointed to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) for a six year term.
Education
Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
Trinity College
B.A., Political Science
Activities & Affiliations
Frequent speaker, panelist and lecturer at conferences of trade associations, investment communities, accrediting agencies, and universities. Member of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity.
Bar Admissions
Maryland and the District of Columbia