We are pleased to announce that Ms. Nasim Fussell will be assuming the role as Chair of the Council’s Trade Working Group (TWG). 

Nasim is a Partner in the Public Policy & Regulation practice at Holland & Knight in Washington, DC. Before joining Holland & Knight, Nasim served as the Chief International Trade Counsel for the Senate Finance Committee under Chairman Chuck Grassley, where she shepherded the United States-Mexica-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through the Senate. She also served as Deputy Chief International Trade Counsel under former Chairman Orrin Hatch. 

 

Nasim previously served as Trade Counsel to the House Committee on Ways and Means, where she worked under Chairmen Dave Camp, Paul Ryan, and Kevin Brady from 2014 to 2016 to advance trade promotion authority (TPA), customs, preferences, and miscellaneous tariff bill legislation.

 

She has also held positions in the private sector at Pitney Bowes, General Motors, and the U.S. Council for International Business. Nasim started her career in trade at the Department of Commerce, where she was a law clerk in the Office of the Chief Counsel for Import Administration. 

 

Nasim holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan; a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law; and an L.L.M. from the George Washington University Law School.

 

Nasim will take over for Ms. Viji Rangaswami, Senior Vice President and Chief Federal Affairs Officer at Liberty Mutual, who has served as the Council’s Chair of the Trade Working Group since 2016. A seasoned trade attorney herself, Viji has provided all TWG members and Council staff with her knowledge and insight on a variety of trade matters over the years. Though she is stepping back, we look forward to Viji’s continued participation in the Trade Working Group.