Ed Gerwin

Ed Gerwin is a senior fellow for trade and global opportunity at the Progressive Policy Institute. He is also president of Trade Guru LLC and Senior Contributing Editor for Republic 3.0.

Gerwin previously served as senior fellow for trade and global economic policy at Third Way. At Third Way he established and ran a trade policy program that focused on increasing U.S. economic growth and supporting good jobs through greater American engagement in the global economy. In this role, he also advised Administration trade officials, senior Congressional staff, and the U.S. business community on substantive and strategic issues related to public support for trade.

Prior to Third Way, Gerwin was a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the international law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP. During his 28-year career at Winston & Strawn, Gerwin represented and advised American and international clients on a wide range of international trade and federal relations matters, including trade agreements, investment, trade remedies, and trade legislation.

Gerwin has written reports on a wide range of trade issues and is a frequent speaker at Congressional and business forums. He has also authored editorials on trade topics for publications including Bloomberg, Forbes, The Hill, The Huffington Post, Republic 3.0, Roll Call, and The Wall Street Journal and is a regular commentator on trade policy issues.