Dr. Paula Stern

Council Member Biography

The Honorable Paula Stern is Chairwoman of The Stern Group, an economic analysis and trade advisory firm in Washington, DC. A distinguished scholar and a former chairwoman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Dr. Stern advises businesses on trade issues that affect their competitiveness in the international economy. She currently serves on the boards of directors of Avaya, Avon Products, Hasbro and The Neiman Marcus Group. During her years at the ITC, as a commissioner from 1978-1987 and as chairwoman of the 500-person agency from 1984-1986, Dr. Stern analyzed and voted on over 1,000 trade cases involving a broad range of industries and issues. Her writing on trade and foreign policy, Congress, women's issues, and U.S. relations with the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe have been widely published in scholarly and more popular journals. She is also a frequent public speaker and television commentator. Dr. Stern is a former member of the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN) (1993-2003), the former Co-Chairperson of the International Competition Policy Advisory Committee (ICPAC) for the Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (1997-2000), and a former Chairwoman of the Advisory Committee of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (1996-1999). (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

1988 - Unspecified

Chairwoman, The Stern Group

1984 - 1986

Chairwoman, U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

1978 - 1987

Chairwoman and Commisssioner, U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION