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Mike Castellano

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Executive Director at U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Mike Castellano is the Executive Director of the U. S. -China Economic and Security Review Commission, bringing over two decades of experience in international trade policy. His career spans senior roles in the private sector at The Walt Disney Company, the executive branch at the Department of Commerce, and Congress for the Senate Majority Leader and Ways & Means Committee.

He earned a J. D. from Harvard Law School and a MALD from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He has spoken at his alma mater, Tufts, about how his education shaped his career journey from trade law to government relations. A valued colleague, people often describe him as insightful and supportive.

He has a unique background combining a decade of experience managing international policy for a major entertainment company with extensive work on Capitol Hill and in national security.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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U. S. -China Relations
As Executive Director of the USCC, his primary professional focus is on the economic and national security implications of the U. S. -China relationship.
International Trade Policy
His career has centered on this topic, with roles as Trade Counsel for the Ways & Means Committee, Senior Policy Advisor in the Senate, and at the Commerce Department.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Executive Director
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
11-2023 - 5-2024
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Bureau of Industry and Security-U.S. Department of Commerce
9-2011 - 6-2023
Vice President, Government Relations
The Walt Disney Company
6-2005 - 10-2011
Senior Counsel and Senior Policy Adviser
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Trade Counsel
Ways & Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
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Education
1995 - 2000
MALD
The Fletcher School at Tufts University
8-1994 - 6-1998
Doctor of Law - JD
Harvard Law School
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