Paul E. Morris

We provide clients with unparalleled advisory services that allows companies to effectively compete in the complex and ever-changing global arena and deliver critical insights to key stakeholders trying to understand international trade developments.

Our integrated focus is on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) that don’t have their own in house government relations teams and have also found that their membership in larger trade associations doesn’t adequately represent their individual interests. Many larger international trade associations and global law firms can often encounter significant conflicts of interest between their various clients, or worse yet, are beholden to their larger members often at the expense of their SME membership.

We have proven highly effective at advocating on specific and technical trade policy issues affecting SMEs and are successful at delivering impactful results in support of individual SME clients. As a small boutique international trade consultancy, Global Navigation Strategies ensures that we only represent a singular SME client within an industry sector before USG agencies or with Members/Committees on Capitol Hill.

In other words, as a valued client, you have our complete attention while we help you understand how Washington works and strategically navigate an increasingly complex global trade environment. Our customized approach provides you with invaluable market intelligence and increased predictability in order to position your firm to see around the next corner and even further down uncertain roads with greater confidence. As a result, our clients can effectively anticipate change, take compliance actions on emerging international trade developments, and mitigate risks in their supply chains before disruptions occur.

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Senior Executive managing operations and resources to conduct industry research and analysis to ensure resilient supply chains and secure policy outcomes on economic and national security priorities
Highlights
• Aligns strategic planning, human capital processes and technology management to optimize and promote consistency in goal setting, resource allocation, executive decision-making, policy coordination and internal controls
• Manages 50 staff working on trade and investment policy development, industry analysis and outreach, market development and access, trade agreements monitoring, enforcement negotiation and implementation and trade and investment promotion
• Evaluates employee performance and manages an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork and supports constructive resolution of conflicts
• Provides policy guidance, strategic direction and communication of priorities by articulating the agency’s vision, mission and goals to staff and stakeholders
• Executes a forward-looking strategic approach to change management efforts and ensures such plans reflect industry input, USG priorities and foster collaboration across all involved stakeholders
• Oversees industry research and analysis in support of export promotion and supply chain activities and provides visionary strategy on international trade policy initiatives related to textiles and apparel, retail and recreational goods, food security and safety, personal protective equipment, chemicals, metals, building materials, emerging technologies, rare earths and critical minerals
• Successfully delivered on key Administration priorities for the American people which promoted $547 billion exports across more than 20 major industrial sectors, monitored $725 billion imports for consumption by U.S. companies and households, supported 147,000 domestic manufacturing facilities which employed 6.8 million workers and 54% of Manufacturing GDP for the United States