Jeff is the host and executive producer of In Those Genes, a podcast show that links genetics, African American identity, and Black culture.
Jeff is a 2020 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Advocacy Award winner and won the inaugural Spotify Sound-Up Bootcamp in 2018.
[4] Jeff grew up in New Orleans, attended McDonogh 35 Senior High School,[5] and graduated from Spelman College in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Biology.
Jeff is the host and executive producer of the podcast, which explores genetics and "the lost identities of African descended Americans through the lens of Black Culture.
"[10] The lead producer is Sam Ridell, creative director is Chris Diggins, the music and audio engineer is Chad Milner, sociologist is Saida Grundy, and the consultant is Stevan Smith.
The episode "Dat Rona," featuring guest medical expert, Ashira Blazer, received the 2020 Radio Impact award in the Third Coast/ Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.
The founders, Jourdan Brunson and Tameshia Rudd-Ridge, were inspired by the ancient Adinkra proverb 'sankofa' of the Akan people who reside in present-day Ghana and the Ivory Coast.