
William Reinsch holds the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is a senior adviser at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP. Previously, he served for 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council, where he led efforts in favor of open markets, in support of the Export-Import Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation, against unilateral sanctions, and in support of sound international tax policy, among many issues. From 2001 to 2016, he concurrently served as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, teaching courses in globalization, trade policy, and politics.
Reinsch also served as the under secretary of commerce for export administration during the Clinton administration. Prior to that, he spent 20 years on Capitol Hill, most of them as senior legislative assistant to the late Senator John Heinz (R-PA) and subsequently to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV). He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies respectively.
William Alan Reinsch's Reports

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Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component
Based on conversations with nearly three dozen business, labor, and congressional stakeholders, this CSIS brief summarizes domestic perspectives on digital economy issues in IPEF and offers suggestions for how to enhance domestic buy-in for an IPEF digital trade agreement.
Brief by Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch — January 26, 2023

Improved Export Controls Enforcement Technology Needed for U.S. National Security
Report by Gregory C. Allen , Emily Benson , and William Alan Reinsch — November 30, 2022

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Assessments and Recommendations
Report by Emily Benson , William Alan Reinsch , and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — November 16, 2022

Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains: An Affirmative Agenda for International Cooperation
Report by William Alan Reinsch , Emily Benson , and Aidan Arasasingham — August 2, 2022
William Alan Reinsch’s Commentary

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Where Are All the People?
This week, the Scholl Chair addresses a looming issue: the United States doesn’t have enough people to fill the jobs that are being created.
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 30, 2023

When Efficiency Is Not Good Enough
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 23, 2023

Failing the Character Test
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 17, 2023

Methinks Thou Dost Comply Too Much
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 11, 2023

The End of Neoliberalism?
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 3, 2023
In the News
Republican Lawmakers Want to Blow Up ‘China Trade Shock.’ Will It Work?
William Alan Reinsch in Sourcing Journal — January 27, 2023
An inflection point in US trade policy
William Alan Reinsch in East Asia Forum — January 23, 2023
The big question hanging over this week’s USMCA auto ruling
William Alan Reinsch and Scott Miller in Politico — January 9, 2023
Outside voices: Putting the ‘spotlight back where it belongs’
William Alan Reinsch in Inside Trade — December 22, 2022
Biden is touting a multibillion-dollar chip factory in Arizona as a way to save the global economy from China threats — but an invasion of Taiwan would still wreak chaos
William Alan Reinsch in Business Insider — December 15, 2022
Biden’s Claims About an Increase in Exports Ignore Larger Growth in Imports
William Alan Reinsch in FactCheck.org — December 14, 2022
US Snub of WTO Ruling Marks a ‘Step Back’ in Era of Free Trade
William Alan Reinsch in Bloomberg — December 12, 2022
Is the clock ticking for TikTok?
William Alan Reinsch in The Hill — December 6, 2022
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Crash Course: Trade Policy with the Trade Guys

Implications of the EU Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act for U.S. Business
Event by William Alan Reinsch , Kati Suominen , Meredith Broadbent , and Robert Strayer — February 9, 2023

Where Are All the People?
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 30, 2023

A “Bless Their Hearts” Kind of Moment
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz , William Alan Reinsch , and Scott Miller — January 26, 2023

Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component
Brief by Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch — January 26, 2023

When Efficiency Is Not Good Enough
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 23, 2023

Just Listen to Us!
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz , William Alan Reinsch , and Scott Miller — January 19, 2023

Failing the Character Test
Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 17, 2023

Have Your Cake and Discuss it Too
Podcast Episode by Emily Benson , Scott Miller , and William Alan Reinsch — January 13, 2023

Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023
Event by Victor Cha , Emily Benson , Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Ellen Kim , and Bonny Lin , Lily McElwee , Erin L. Murphy , Yuko Nakano , Gregory B. Poling , William Alan Reinsch , Nicholas Szechenyi , Raymond Vickery , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Taeyong Cho , Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez — January 12, 2023
