US election briefing: global implications of a new administration
David Tamasi, Managing Director, Chartwell Strategy Group and leading Republican fundraiser
Senator Doug Jones, Counsel, ArentFox Schiff and former US Senator for Alabama
Rich Bagger, Partner, Christie 55 Solutions, and former policy chief for Chris Christie’s 2023-2024 presidential campaign
As the world watches with some trepidation, the United States is in the final stages of what’s been a fraught and highly contentious presidential election campaign. Whether 5th November brings a Trump or Harris presidency, it’s certainly introduced a significant degree of uncertainty into the plans not only of foreign national leaders, but the leaders of multinational companies. To translate a campaign that’s been fought largely on domestic issues into what that means for the Global CFO Network’s two membership regions - Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East & Africa - we’re joined by prominent Republican lobbyist David Tamasi and Democrat lobbyist and former US Senator Doug Jones. David is a widely regarded Washington public affairs executive, advising CEOs, heads of trade associations and world leaders on legislative, political and reputational risk. David is a leading Republican fundraiser, having served as Finance Chair of the Trump Victory Fund in the 2016 campaign, and on numerous presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial national finance committees over the past two decades, including the last four presidential campaign cycles. He has been featured in Politico as a "Power Player" and is annually listed by The Hill as a "Top Lobbyist." He frequently appears in international and US media providing political analysis on current affairs. In 2017, Doug Jones shocked the political establishment by winning a special election to fill a US Senate seat in Alabama – the first Democrat to do so in the state in 25 years. As a member of the Banking and Housing Committee, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, the Armed Services Committee, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Committee on Aging, he quickly built a reputation as a well-regarded and effective legislator. Doug’s extensive public service career includes serving as US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997-2001. More recently, Doug served as President Joe Biden’s Nomination Advisor for Legislative Affairs during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation process. Rich Bagger is a former New Jersey state Senator who was policy chief for Governor Chris Christie’s presidential campaign. In the leadup to the first Trump administration he served as Executive Director of Trump for America, the presidential transition team. His other public service includes two years as Chief of Staff to Chris Christie when he was Governor of New Jersey. Doug also has extensive corporate experience, having been global head of Corporate Affairs for Pfizer and Celgene.