Jessica Shrum

Jessica Shrum is executive vice president and chief strategy officer, Cox Communications. She first joined Cox Communications in 2006, supporting several strategy, product and operations initiatives and has spent the last decade helping Cox Automotive develop and execute its future growth strategy.

At Cox Automotive, Jessica led strategy for the domestic portfolio where her team worked with senior leadership to set the direction for the automotive business.  Jessica’s team defined how to optimize growth, prioritize strategic decisions and recommend near and long-term investments. In her most recent role, she led operations for one of the fastest growth divisions in the Cox family of companies – the Cox Automotive Mobility business. Jessica and her team delivered profitable, scalable growth for fleet vehicle repair and maintenance services and helped define the trajectory for the EV battery future.

Before joining Cox, Jessica served in corporate strategy at BellSouth/AT&T and advised numerous clients for Andersen Business Consulting.

An active volunteer in her community, Jessica recently served as the finance chair for a local non-profit, Communities in Schools of Atlanta (CISA), which was founded by Anne Cox Chambers. She also holds numerous volunteer positions at her children’s school.