Jason Bernstein is
the Director of Global Affairs at the American Chemistry Council, specializing
in international trade and supply chain issues. He has over 20 years of
experience in trade and investment, dispute settlement, market access, customs,
and industry/economic analysis, and has successfully resolved numerous trade
and customs issues.
Until June 2020,
Jason Bernstein was the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for American
Competitiveness and Enterprise at the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR)and the senior trade negotiator and policy advisor on
rules of origin and customs for the U.S. Government.
Jason was also a
lead U.S. negotiator for the USMCA and CPTPP Agreements. Before becoming a Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative, Jason was the Director of Customs Affairs and Director of
Market Access and served as the lead negotiator for customs and market access
issues.
Before USTR, Jason
served as a Senior Policy Advisor and International Economist at the White
House Council of Economic Advisers and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Jason earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical
Economics from Temple University and a Master of International Policy Studies
with a Major in International Economics and Trade Policy from the Middlebury
Institute of International Studies. | 
