Jessica Gordon Nembhard (born July 3, 1956) is an American political economist.

She has published books and articles in major economics journals.

She is currently Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College, City University of NY.

[2][3] Gordon Nembhard's work has covered a variety of topics, including: In May 2014, Gordon Nembhard's Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice was published,[4] aimed at chronicling African American cooperative business ownership and its role in the social movements for civil rights and economic equality.

A study of African American history organizing various forms of cooperatives, "Collective Courage" adds the details of cooperative economic behavior to African-American history resulting in an increased understanding of African American collective economic history and offers guidance for grassroots economic organizing.