Navigating a New Era in National Security and Regulation

Carol Anderson, Assistant General Counsel for Microsoft, leads Microsoft’s Global Trade Supply Chain Security & Customs practice, managing national security, customs, and supply chain due diligence compliance and policy programs company-wide as a member of the Corporate Legal Affairs team. Ms. Anderson launched her career at the King County Prosecutor’s Office in Seattle, Washington, where she tried over 100 criminal and jury trials. She transitioned to corporate practice, joining the litigation group with AT&T (then Pacific Bell Telephone Company) in San Francisco, California. Ms. Anderson moved with AT&T to Washington, D.C, where she managed global product launches, and directed regulatory policy, trade, and competition matters. Ms. Anderson joined Microsoft in 2021 to lead Microsoft’s national security and trade supply chain compliance and policy portfolio. In this role, Ms. Anderson is leading the technology transformation to implement AI driven solutions to automate supply chain due diligence and risk-based compliance strategies.

Adrienne Braumiller, founder of Braumiller Law Group PLLC, is a pioneering force in international trade law with over 30 years of experience. As a leading authority in customs, import, export, foreign-trade zones, and ITAR compliance, she has mastered every aspect of trade compliance and regulatory matters. Her expertise spans diverse industries from agricultural products to electronics. She earned her L.L.M. in International Business Transactions from McGeorge School of Law and J.D. from St. Mary’s University, with additional studies at the University of Salzburg and Oxford University. Adrienne has received numerous prestigious recognitions, including Chambers and Partners rankings and the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. She has served on key federal advisory committees and is a frequent speaker at major industry events. Her firm is consistently recognized as a leader in international trade law, serving clients worldwide.

Dan Clutch is the Acting Director for the Office of Export Enforcement (OEE) in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Dan leads operations of OEE headquarters and field elements in over 30 locations. He and his team protect U.S. national security by investigating illegal exports of sensitive goods and technologies that can be put to malign purposes like weapons of mass destruction proliferation, adversary military modernization, and terrorism.
Dan previously served in field leadership positions with OEE and U.S.
Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and is a graduate of the
University of Virginia and the Georgetown University – International
Security Management Association’s Leadership Program.

Michael Di Girolamo is an analyst on the Human Security program at C4ADS, where he primarily focuses on cybercrime and supply chain networks in East and Southeast Asia. Prior to joining C4ADS, Michael served as a Junior Fellow for the U.S.-ASEAN Institute for Rising Leaders fellowship program. Michael is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), having received his MA in international relations from SAIS’s DC campus and a Certificate in Chinese & American Studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. He is also a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he majored in Chinese and international economics.

Kimberly Donovan is the director of the Economic Statecraft Initiative within the Atlantic Council’s
GeoEconomics Center. She is an expert in US national security, AML/CFT, sanctions programs, and
regulatory actions. Prior to joining the Council, Donovan served in senior roles in the federal
government, most recently as the head of Intelligence at FinCEN. She also served on the White House
National Security Council as a director for counterterrorism, in Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence, and in the US Intelligence Community. In these roles, Donovan developed national
strategies to combat terrorism using the full range of US economic tools, advised senior policymakers on
national security challenges, and collaborated with foreign partners to advance shared foreign-policy
objectives. Donovan holds a master of arts from the School of International Service at American
University and a bachelor of arts from the University of Vermont.

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick currently leads and oversees Honeywell’s Export and Sanctions Compliance teams. She joined Honeywell in 2021 to lead its Sanctions Compliance function. Prior to Honeywell, Ms. Fitzpatrick focused on export controls and sanctions, in addition to other national security matters, at Arnold & Porter. Before attending law school, Ms. Fitzpatrick worked in the Offices of Treaty Affairs and Nuclear Non-Proliferation within the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Fitzpatrick graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where she served as Editor in Chief of the Law Review. She also obtained a Masters from the London School of Economics and Political Science and received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Allen serves as an analyst with C4ADS’ Conflict Affected States cell, where he specializes in investigating illicit tech procurement networks tied to the Russian defense industry. Prior to joining C4ADS, Allen worked as a contractor with the Fraud Section of the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. Allen’s professional background also includes due diligence investigations and research for a non-partisan foreign policy think tank.

Richard Mojica leads the Customs & Import Trade practice at the law firm of Miller & Chevalier. His practice focuses on supply chain issues concerning the intersection of trade and human rights, including the UFLPA. Richard is a former CBP headquarters attorney.

Virginia Newman is in-house counsel and Executive Director of Sustainability at Joyson Safety Systems, a Tier 1 automotive supplier. She was previously Counsel at D.C.-based Miller & Chevalier, where she frequently represented companies before U.S. government authorities, including before Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to release goods detained due to concerns of forced labor in the supply chain. Before joining Miller & Chevalier, Virginia practiced in New York and in Hong Kong at a large U.S. law firm, where she worked on anti-corruption and human trafficking enforcement matters, litigation, and internal investigations. She speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese and has deep experience advising multinationals headquartered in or with operations, supply chains, or business partners in China and throughout Asia.

Kathleen Lockard Palma is Vice President, Global Trade at Applied Materials. Her team is responsible for ensuring compliance to global regulatory export and import requirements.
Previously, Kathleen served as Vice President, Global Trade Controls at the Boeing Company where she led a team of global trade professionals in 15 countries. Kathleen also served as GE’s lead lawyer for all export control, sanctions and customs matters. Before joining GE, Kathleen was an Associate in the International Trade Practice of Dewey Ballantine LLP (RIP).
She served as Vice Chair of the President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA) during the Obama Administration. Kathleen is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service.

As Intel’s Global Sanctions Director and head of KYC, Jason leads in the development and execution of Intel’s global sanctions compliance and KYC programs. As a former Sanctions Compliance and Evaluation officer for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions counsel for a global U.S. law firm, and consultant who has led many sanctions engagements related to matters such as investigations, program building, and remediations. Jason has deep experience in both regulatory expectations and the practical, real-world impacts of sanctions requirements in many sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, and technology.

Jeff Rittener served as the Chief Trade Officer and Vice President of the International Trade Group at Intel. Over his distinguished 34-year career, he demonstrated exemplary leadership with global teams and strategically influenced the trade environment to drive business strategy, open new market opportunities, and ensure compliance. He is currently a member of the Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) at the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security and serves on the Advisory Council of the Asia Society of Northern California. Additionally, he provides consultation, advice, and feedback on cross-border trade matters through Rittener Trade Services LLC and his bi-weekly podcast, RittenerReflections.com.

Jonathan Root joined the Show Me Quality Consulting team in April 2025 as a Senior Specialist for Supply Chain Risk Analysis and Management.

With over 35 years of experience at NASA headquarters and centers, he has performed leadership, executive program management, policy and subject matter expert roles in the fields of technology innovation and commercialization, supplier quality management, information systems, and supply chain risk management.

Most recently, he served as the Deputy Program Executive for Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) within the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) at NASA headquarters where he co-led the start-up, development and operation of the ongoing OSMA SCRM program. He also served as the founding Executive for NASA’s agency-level Supply Chain Resiliency Board.

In addition to his extensive public speaking, communications, teaching and mentoring experience, Jonathan is also a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement.

His NASA honors include the Outstanding Leadership Medal, the Silver Achievement Medal, and the Robert H. Goddard Honor Award for Exceptional Mentoring. Jonathan began his NASA career as a Presidential Management Intern after earning master’s degrees in government administration and international relations at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Later in his career Jonathan received a master’s degree in national resource strategy from The Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., which he attended as a NASA fellow.

Jim Smith is the former Acquisition Executive for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) where he managed over $6 billion annually in support of global special operations. He has over 30 years of experience in government acquisition and is committed to a robust industrial base and vibrant technology sector in support of our national defense. While at USSOCOM, he also managed over 200 projects for next-generation intelligence, mobility, fires and effects, and data and networks. Prior to this, he spent 27 years as an Army officer in multiple leadership positions, and during his time in Army acquisition, led the development and deployment of cutting-edge technologies. Smith is also a member of Sayari’s Advisory Board.

Clinton West is a national security and supply chain risk expert with over 25 years of experience leading global logistics operations in high-risk environments, including Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. He currently services as the Director, CIA Office of Supply Chain Risk Management and has served in senior roles across the CIA, U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community, where he developed and implemented strategies to secure critical supply chains and mitigate emerging threats.

As a Program Manager for Supplier Responsibility and Compliance under the Google Cloud Supply Chain & Operations team, Bryan’s focus is on supply chain traceability, mapping and due diligence. Utilizing his background in business operations, strategic sourcing and supply chain, he works to identify systems and build processes to understand and evaluate the technical infrastructure hardware supplier base with the goal of ensuring compliance and responsible sourcing practices.