Brian Pomper

Pomper obtained a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently a J.D. from Cornell Law School. He graduated with honors from Massachusetts and magna cum laude from Cornell.[5][6][7]

During his time at MIT, Pomper served as staff member of a university magazine and at Cornell, served as Managing Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal.[8]

Early in his career, Pomper served as a law clerk for Sidney R. Thomas and, from 1997 to 2003, at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

From 2003 to 2006, he then served as a staff member of the U.S. Senate's Finance Committee and in 2005 was nominated by Max Baucus to serve as Chief International Trade Councel.[9][10] He also served as Staff Director for Baucus.[11]

In 2006, Pomper then founded Parven Pomper Strategies (PPS), a Democratic lobbying firm, together with Scott Parven. The firm was subsequently acquired by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in 2010 and Pomper and his team joined the new firm.[2][12] Among other clients, Pomper has lobbied for Chevron since 2006.[11][13] Since 2017, Pomper co-heads the firm's public law and policy practice.[14]

Pomper is considered an expert on international trade issues and is frequently cited in different news outlets as well as speaking at various events.[10][15][16][17] He has also published different pieces in the Wall Street Journal or on blogs like The Hill.[18][19][20]

Pomper is a member of the Patent Bar and currently serves as adjunct professor at the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.[5]

Since 2009, he also serves as Executive Director for the Innovation Alliance, "a coalition of research and development-based technology companies"[21][22] and serves in the same position at Action for Trade, a network of "trade associations and businesses dedicated to shaping U.S. trade policy".[23][24][25]

Pomper is married and lives in McLean, Virginia, together with his wife Anne Kim and their sons Alexander and Elliot.