State Representative Jules Bailey

Jules grew up in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Southeast Portland. He graduated from Lincoln High School and Lewis and Clark College, where he majored in Environmental Studies and International Affairs. After working for Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, Jules did his graduate studies at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received his Master of Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning with a certification in Environmental Policy. He also speaks Mandarin Chinese.

In 2009, Jules founded Pareto Global, LLC. Prior to founding Pareto Global, Jules was an economist and sustainable development specialist at ECONorthwest. He works at the intersection of economics, public policy, the environment, and urban development and brings a specialization in public private collaboration and stakeholder integration.

Jules has provided policy and economic analysis, stakeholder integration, and project management for a diverse set of policy and development projects with Pareto Global, ECONorthwest, and in other roles. He has completed projects, worked, and conducted research in nine states and six countries.