Jesse is a senior researcher at the oil and gas watchdog group Fieldnotes, and a former senior researcher at Documented. He works to investigate moneyed interests’ influence on politics and society. Jesse investigates corporate lobbying, political spending, and corruption issues involving polluting industries. His research and writing has been featured in many major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Intercept, and NBC.

Jesse was a research specialist for Greenpeace U.S. before helping found Documented.