She is the co-founder and managing director of Eney LLC, a U.S.-Ukrainian diversified clean energy company, along with former long-time CEO of Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Kobolyev.
[2] She came into the public eye during the first impeachment of President Donald J. Trump after being subpoenaed to testify in her capacity as a U.S. diplomat at the U.S. Department of State who served as the Energy Unit Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.
[5] She also worked as an organizational evaluator conducting an efficacy study of First 5 LA, a quasi-governmental funding initiative to improve the well being of California children under the age of five.
This included working to instill and reinforce corporate governance and anti-corruption measures at Ukraine's state-owned natural gas monopoly, Naftogaz.
In 2018, Naftogaz became the target of plans by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who wanted to remove the CEO Andriy Kobolyev so a replacement might support their business ambitions in the Ukrainian gas sector.
[12] On July 25–26, Jayanti served as the control officer for Ambassador Gordon Sondland during his visit to Ukraine, which David Holmes testified publicly about during the impeachment hearings.
During that visit, Sondland met with Andriy Yermak, aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to pressure him to announce an investigation into the Bidens.
[14] Sondland also called President Trump at a resutarant in Kyiv during a lunch organized and attended by Jayanti, during which he is reported to have discussed "the investigations.