Meredith Broadbent

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

Meredith Broadbent serves as a senior adviser (non-resident) with the Economics Program and 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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American Trade Negotiation Priorities

The UK is forging new ties post-Brexit, now is the time to cement a strong deal that strengthens both the US and UK. The US must secure a UK trade deal to boost jobs, security, and influence. Building on USMCA, it aligns rules, ensures data flows, and counters unfair trade.

Congressional Testimony by Meredith Broadbent — March 25, 2025

Retooling U.S. Trade to Meet the China Challenge: GSP Matters

The four-year lapse of the General Systems of Preference program, a cornerstone of U.S. trade policy, has allowed China to grow its political and economic influence in the Global South. Congressional reauthorization is crucial to combat China’s development offensive.

Commentary by Daniel F. Runde, Thomas Bryja, and Meredith Broadbent — November 4, 2024

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