Perspective to Decide, Power to Execute

Komie Jain is a global executive, advocate, and attorney who believes business and social good are not a tradeoff. She is a Founding Partner and General Counsel of Vantage Road Partners, where she leads client work at the intersection of regulatory strategy, corporate social responsibility, community engagement, and industrial policy — with depth in the advanced manufacturing sector. 
 
Komie brings first-hand experience that few advisors can match. At the CHIPS Program Office, Department of Commerce, she served as the Chief Environmental Review and Permitting Officer for the Agency and Director of the Environmental Division — building and directing the environmental unit responsible for navigating one of the most consequential applications of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) in recent federal history. She oversaw simultaneous environmental assessments for the nation’s largest semiconductor investments, including TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and Micron, while managing the dual risks of delay and litigation that threatened to derail a $39 billion industrial policy program.
 
She also designed the broader environmental permitting and evaluation framework for CHIPS grantmaking and built partnerships across communities, state agencies, regulators, and Congress to advance complex facility permit approvals. The program’s director has publicly credited her as “truly excellent: knowledgeable about the substance, highly effective in project management, and savvy in applicant interactions.” 
 
At National Grid, Komie built and led a global Center of Excellence for social impact and community engagement, overseeing a $60M philanthropy portfolio and developing the stakeholder strategies that protect a major energy company’s license to operate across New York, New England, and the United Kingdom. Earlier, as Senior Vice President at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and a senior leader at the American Chemistry Council, she shaped federal and state regulatory policy across environmental, manufacturing, and chemical sectors — directing legal, legislative, and public communications strategy at the highest levels of industry advocacy. She has also served as a trusted spokesperson before Congress, federal agencies, state legislatures, and international bodies including the OECD. 
 
A licensed attorney in Virginia and the District of Columbia, Komie has navigated complex permitting environments, advised Fortune 500 companies on regulatory compliance, and served as a board-appointed regulator on the State Water Control Board of Virginia — promulgating regulations and approving major water permits under two governors. She knows these challenges from every seat at the table — government, industry, community, and counsel — and brings that full perspective to every client engagement. 

“Every company operates with the consent of the communities around it — whether they recognize it or not. That consent is earned through consistent, genuine engagement: showing up before you need something, listening before you speak, and treating community voice as a legitimate input into decisions that shape people’s lives. Done well and done early, community engagement is one of the most powerful tools a company has. Neglected, it becomes one of the greatest risks.” 
 
“True organizational leadership means engaging with the community not as a box to check, but as a meaningful responsibility — listening to their needs, giving back through service, and respecting the public’s voice in the processes that shape our common future.”