Q2IMPACT & Q2GLOBAL Welcome Former USAID Official Rob Jenkins as Senior Advisor

WASHINGTON, DC (May 5, 2025) – Q2IMPACT and Q2GLOBAL,  QED Group Companies announced today the appointment of Rob Jenkins as a Strategic Advisor. Rob brings more than three decades of leadership working at the highest level of the USG in conflict prevention, democratic governance, and post-crisis development—and joins at a moment when these skills have never been more vital.

In his new role, Jenkins will serve as a senior strategic advisor and thought leader to both Q2IMPACT – the U.S. Government contracting arm - and Q2GLOBAL, the newly established entity that will bring the same expertise, strategic intelligence, and operational excellence to non-U.S. Government partners around the globe.

“As the world confronts a shifting and increasingly complex landscape, Rob’s expertise will support our evolving mission to learn and leverage  past experience and use  data driven approaches for a more peaceful and stable world,” said Neelima Grover, Founder and CEO. “Q2GLOBAL represents the next evolution of our legacy, where decades of precision performance for the U.S. Government now meet the global demand for adaptive, AI-powered, data-driven solutions. With the evolving nature of conflicts in the world, Rob’s leadership experience working at the nexus of security, conflict and violent prevention that impacts one in eight people in the world  will help us scale this vision with purpose – strengthening our ability to deliver resilient solutions that work in real time, on the ground, and in partnership with those who know their communities best.”

Jenkins previously served as USAID’s Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization (CPS) from 2021 to 2024. A career member of the Senior Executive Service, he also served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), and as Director of USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI). His leadership has guided programs in some of the world’s most complex environments—from post-conflict political transitions to early recovery and stabilization efforts.

Jenkins holds a B.A. in History and Government from Bowdoin College. His areas of expertise include conflict resolution and peacebuilding, disaster management, democracy, governance, and foreign assistance reform.