Jordan Leichnitz

Broadbent Leadership Fellow

She/her

Jordan Leichnitz is an Ottawa-based political consultant with two decades of experience in progressive political strategy and campaigns at the federal, provincial and municipal level. She spent ten years on Parliament Hill working in senior strategy positions for four Leaders of the New Democratic Party of Canada, including serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, overseeing platform and policy development, and handling issues management for the parliamentary caucus. Since 2020, Jordan has served as the Canada Program Manager for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, an international German political foundation affiliated with the social democratic party. She is a frequent media commentator on federal and provincial politics. Jordan holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa, and lives in Ottawa with her partner and two young children.