Arun Venkataraman is assistant secretary of commerce for global markets and director general of the US and Foreign Commercial Service. He has over 20 years of experience advising companies, international organisations and the US government on international trade issues. He was a senior director at Visa, leading global government engagement strategy on a range of international policy issues including digital economy, trade, tax and sanctions. He has also served as Trade & Investment Policy Advisor at Steptoe & Johnson LLP.