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Bruce Andrews draws on three decades of experience operating at the highest levels of government, multi-national companies, and private practice to provide strategic advice and counsel to clients on legislative, regulatory, and political issues. He has built and led leading bipartisan policy teams and has experience in senior politically appointed positions in the executive branch, including as the second ranking official at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and on Capitol Hill.
Prior to joining Covington, Bruce served as Chief Government Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President at Intel Corporation, where he supervised global public policy and government affairs, community affairs, export controls, trade compliance, and digital education personnel in thirty-two countries, with large teams in the United States, China, and the European Union. Prior to Intel, Bruce was Managing Partner and Senior Vice President for Global Public Policy at SoftBank Group, where he oversaw global public policy and government affairs and advised SoftBank subsidiary companies, investment teams, and portfolio companies on national security, regulatory, legislative, political, and geostrategic issues.
Bruce served in the Senate-confirmed role of Deputy Secretary of Commerce from 2014 to 2017, representing the Department internationally and serving as the lead senior official on key bilateral engagements and negotiations, including as the lead negotiator for the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade with China. He also oversaw the day-to-day operations of the twelve Commerce Department bureaus, including the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Patent and Trademark Office, the National Telecommunications Information Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Bruce also served as Commerce’s Deputy on the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, and the President’s Management Council, as well as the Department’s representative for the “Deputies” meetings and decisions of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Prior to his service as Deputy Secretary, Bruce was Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Commerce for three years.
Bruce also has significant experience on Capitol Hill, including serving as General Counsel for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jay Rockefeller, from 2009 to 2011.
Bruce was also a Vice President at Ford Motor Company from 2007 to 2009, where he led the U.S. federal and state government affairs team and served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Earlier in his career, Bruce was a founding member of a prominent bipartisan government affairs firm.
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