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Santa Clara, California, Us

Lead development of federal technology, manufacturing, and sustainability policies. Plan proactive and reactive advocacy strategies across a broad portfolio of issues, from privacy, cybersecurity, and advanced technologies, to procurement, manufacturing, and infrastructure, and lead a team of senior professionals in executing those strategies. Leverage internal resources, external consultants, think tanks, and trade association engagements to support policy and legislative objectives. Drive deeper coordination across government affairs and business units, identifying policy opportunities and liabilities for internal clients and connecting policy advocacy to business initiatives. Cultivate strategic relationships with key policymakers. Select achievements: *Secured enactment of largest industrial government investment policy in modern era, resulting in $52 billion invested across multiple facets of the microelectronics supply chain; *Conceived and implemented advocacy strategy to secure bipartisan support for significant federal co-investment in re-shoring the U.S. semiconductor industry; *Re-established corporate reputation among policymakers as thought-leader in technology policy.

New York, Ny, Us

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Washington, Dc, Us

Lead operations of Government Affairs team, overseeing government engagement, advocacy, and political strategy. Leverage in-depth understanding of technology industry to represent ITI and its 79 member companies before Congress and executive branch offices. Work with cross-functional teams and member companies to develop ITI policy priorities. Advance ITI policy priorities across policy spectrum with focus on commercial privacy, law enforcement access to user data, semiconductor policy, and international relations. Strengthen relationships with member companies, Administration, and House and Senate members including Commerce, Judiciary, Finance, and Ways & Means committees. Devise webinars, in-person events, and written collateral to feature ITI member companies or advance ITI policy priorities, including by moderating discussions, presenting on panels, and authoring blogs. Manage direct reports and consultants. Select accomplishments: * Achieved first-of-its-kind comprehensive privacy legislation proposal from tech industry by driving and gaining consensus, among 65+ companies across all verticals within industry* Conceived and began execution of first-of-its kind Tech Policy House engagement strategy at 2020 conventions, with over $300,000 raised as of February 2020, maintained event continuity and funds pledged upon pivoting to virtual platform amid COVID pandemic; * Developed, presented, and gained approval for ITI’s first-ever organizational objectives that were established as foundation and roadmap for quantitative success metrics for organizational and individual performance.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led government affairs and domestic policy strategy for privacy and trade issues including consumer privacy, data breach, law enforcement access to data (surveillance and encryption policy), trade agreements, and trade barriers. Supervise team of staff and Government Affairs Manager. Oversaw lobbying compliance. Created and executed political and advocacy strategies, partnering with communications team, overseeing consultant work within policy verticals, and directing PAC engagement. Organized and drove stakeholder and staff attendance at average of two ITI events per month including policy roundtables with Members of Congress, relationship-building and social events, and policy briefings.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led policy analysis and development, drove policy consensus and decisions, and managed projects for junior staffers in privacy policy. Developed political program and engagement. Advised executive team on policy and created and executed political and advocacy strategies to advance policy goals. Devised policy recommendations, identify legislative and policy trends in rapidly changing political environments, and analyze Congressional and Administration proposals. Cultivated strategic relationships with key policymakers. Work across teams to align policy, advocacy, and public affairs goals.

Washington, Dc, Us

Developed policy relating to privacy, data breach, consumer protection and product safety, motor vehicle safety, interstate commerce, and non-tariff trade barriers. Conducted oversight of Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Conducted oversight of Departments and agencies of jurisdiction. Advised Members and staff on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Conducted oversight and policy development on unfunded mandates, brownfields redevelopment, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, and the Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative (SACI).

Conducted oversight related to the U.S. government information technology (IT) infrastructure with emphasis on the President’s e government agenda, the Federal Enterprise Architecture, SAFECOM, geospatial information technology (GIT), IT budget and spending, and IT interoperability.

Advised clients on immigration issues including employment, dependent, and special registration issues. Prepared various Federal immigration petitions and certifications, focusing on employment-based and dependent Visa petitions and labor certifications. Advised corporate clients in drafting advertisements, schedules for recruitment, waiver and hardship petitions. Advised and prepared clients for consular processing.

Associate focusing on general aviation matters, including scope of authority of the TSA and FAA after September 11, 2001. Additional responsibilities included business law issues such as copyright and trademark laws and corporate legal obligations. Drafted Petition of Respondent in Support of Petition for Writ of Certiorari and Reply Brief of Respondent for the United States Supreme Court.

Juris Doctor

Ba, Political Science, Math