Michael Punke

Amazon Web Services

Vice President of AWS Global Public Policy

Presentation

Graduate, George Washington University and Cornell Law School. More than 30 years' experience in international trade law and policy. 1991-92, International Trade Counsel to the Chairman, International Trade Subcommittee, US Senate Finance Committee. 1993-95, Director for International Economic Affairs with a joint appointment on the staff of the National Security Council and the National Economic Council, White House. 1995-96, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the United States Trade Representative. 2000-2003, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, D.C. 2010-2016, Deputy United States Trade Representative and US Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, Switzerland. 2017-present, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Amazon Web Services. Best-selling author of The Revenant, basis for the Academy-Award winning film, and three other books.