Meredith Broadbent is  a seasoned public policy professional with deep expertise in international trade and economics, negotiating strategy, and management of technically diverse, multifaceted teams. Her experience spans government including Congress, the Executive Office of the President (USTR) and an independent administrative agency, as Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission. While in government, Broadbent achieved exceptional results such as concluding an agreement covering $4 billion in global high-tech trade and reforming the Generalized System of Preferences, a $32 billion program for developing countries. She currently serves as a Senior Adviser (Non-Resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and on the Board of Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia.

As Chairman of the ITC and its chief executive officer, Broadbent developed and executed an $85M annual budget and managed a 390-person staff. She led the development of new U.S. Government analytical expertise in digital trade. She led the preparation of a comprehensive economic impact analysis of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, as required by Congress. She oversaw major investigations on Digital Trade in the U.S. and Global Economies, Trade and Investment Policies in India, and U.S. bilateral trade with Cuba.

From 2008-2010, Broadbent was Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, responsible for developing U.S. policy and negotiating strategy affecting trade in industrial goods, telecommunications and e-commerce. Broadbent led the U.S. negotiating team in the World Trade Organziation for the Doha Round negotiations to reduce tariff and nontariff barriers on industrial goods.

Earlier in her career, Broadbent served as a senior professional staff member for the House Committee on Ways and Means. In that position, she drafted and managed major portions of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, legislation to authorize normal trade relations with China, and the Trade Act of 2002. She was instrumental in the development and House passage of implementing bills for NAFTA and Uruguay Round Agreements. Over her career, she has worked to achieve expertise in political risk; digital trade; customs matters; trade sanctions; intellectual property rights; technical standards and other regulatory trade barriers.

A recognized trade policy expert, Broadbent is adept at developing market access strategies for manufacturers and service providers in every major trading region. In 2016, she received the Washington International Trade Association’s Lighthouse Award for leadership on trade.