Jennifer DeWhitt Graves

Jennifer Graves is a full-time assistant teaching professor of operations at the UW Foster School of Business. She teaches courses on the topics of personal finance, statistics, and operations management. Professor Graves was previously at Keystone Strategy and co-led the Seattle office, where she expanded their Pacific Northwest presence. She brings a wealth of knowledge in operations, innovation, and digital transformation. Professor Graves' other past roles include leading store inventory at Starbucks for all 10,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada and working at Bain & Company in private equity, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, and education. A graduate of the University of Washington Foster School of Business, she holds a B.A. in finance and marketing. She also earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School.