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U.S. Department of Commerce

Joel D. Secundy

Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Services

Mr. Secundy directs the Department of Commerce’s efforts to enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. services industries, which account for approximately 80% of the private sector economy of the United States. In that capacity he leads his division’s efforts to develop trade policies, initiatives and programs aimed at ensuring the long term competitiveness of the U.S. services industry. He also directs the analysis of trends affecting U.S. businesses across the full services spectrum ranging from travel and tourism to finance, logistics and supply chain. Additionally, Mr. Secundy works to ensure that U.S. businesses have competitive access to export finance through the Department of Commerce’s representation on the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the World Bank.

In previous positions, Mr. Secundy worked for 17 years in the financial services industry. Most recently he was Vice President of Russell Reynolds Associates in the New York Financial Services practice, where he worked with key financial services clients including consumer banking companies, financial technology firms, hedge funds, funds of funds and global private equity firms. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds, Mr. Secundy worked for Citigroup in many capacities including Vice President, National Business Development Manager for Business Banking, and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of Citigroup’s International Global Consumer Group.

Mr. Secundy spent the first 11 years of his career with MBNA America Bank in a variety of roles including Vice President for Customer Satisfaction, First Vice President, and Senior Account Executive for sales, marketing and portfolio management for more than 40 of the company's oldest and largest U.S. affinity credit card programs.

Mr. Secundy received his B.A. in Political Science from Morehouse College and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and three children.