Meredith Broadbent

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Scholl Chair in International Business
Meredith Broadbent

Meredith Broadbent serves as a senior adviser (non-resident) with the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A former chair of the U.S. International Trade Commission, she was assistant U.S. trade representative for industry, market access, and telecommunications from 2002-2008. In that position, she was responsible for developing U.S. policy that affected trade in industrial goods, telecommunications, and e-commerce. She led the U.S. negotiating team for the Doha Round negotiations to reduce tariff and nontariff barriers on industrial goods. From 2008 to 2010, she was a trade adviser at the Global Business Dialogue. Earlier in her career, Broadbent served as a senior professional staff member with the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives, where she drafted and managed major portions of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, legislation to authorize normal trade relations with China, and the Trade Act of 2002, which included trade promotion authority. She was instrumental in the development and House passage of the implementing bills for the North American Free Trade Agreement and Uruguay Round Agreements. Broadbent holds a bachelor’s of arts in history from Middlebury College and a master’s of business administration from the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management.

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Friendshoring the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain: Final Assembly and End Uses

The last report in a series of three, this piece outlines the assembly of lithium-ion battery cells into modules as well as different battery end-uses, and addresses current U.S. policy gaps in producing and deploying the technology.

Brief by William Alan Reinsch, Meredith Broadbent, Thibault Denamiel, and Elias Shammas — June 11, 2024

Steps Forward to Strengthen the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain

The Scholl Chair outlines policy recommendations for U.S. trade and economic policy to accelerate the production and deployment of lithium-ion batteries as well as LIB end uses.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch, Meredith Broadbent, Thibault Denamiel, and Evan Brown — June 11, 2024

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Steps Forward to Strengthen the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain

An audio version of “Steps Forward to Strengthen the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain,” a new commentary by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch, Meredith Broadbent, Thibault Denamiel, and Evan Brown. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by William Alan Reinsch, Meredith Broadbent, Thibault Denamiel, and Evan Brown — June 11, 2024

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Friendshoring the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain: Battery Cell Manufacturing

This latest CSIS Scholl Chair white paper outlines the technical details behind the production of the active battery materials stage of the lithium-ion battery supply chain and how U.S. government policies are impacting friendshoring efforts in the sector.

Report by William Alan Reinsch, Meredith Broadbent, Thibault Denamiel, and Elias Shammas — June 6, 2024

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Brazil Considering New Digital Competition Legislation

An audio version of “Brazil Considering New Digital Competition Legislation,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Meredith Broadbent and John Strezewski. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Meredith Broadbent and John Strezewski — May 10, 2024

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Brazil Considering New Digital Competition Legislation

The CSIS Scholl Chair in International Business evaluates Brazil’s attempts to replicate the European Union’s Digital Markets Act with a new draft bill.

Commentary by Meredith Broadbent and John Strezewski — May 9, 2024