Jennifer Sciubba — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as President & CEO of the Population Reference Bureau
Author of "8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World" (2022)
Author of the forthcoming book "Toxic Demography: Ideology and the Politics of Population" (Fall 2025)
Senior Associate at the CSIS Hess Center for New Frontiers and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Previously a tenured professor at Rhodes College and a consultant for the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy)
Holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland

Biography

Jennifer Sciubba, Ph.D., is a political demographer and the President & CEO of the Population Reference Bureau.

In this role, she leads a team dedicated to making population data accessible, understandable, and actionable for decision-making, equity, and accountability. Dr. Sciubba emphasizes that understanding fertility, mortality, and migration trends is crucial for shaping the future.