Joelle Schmitz
Encyclopedia
Joelle Anne Schmitz is an American regulatory expert from Hartford, Connecticut
, currently Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University
. Schmitz' subject area concern is the interdependence of business and government with a specific focus on the interrelation of regulation and industry. She has published and lectured on these topics in Asia
, Europe
, and across North America
.
, and currently resides in Washington, DC and Cambridge, MA. She received a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School in 1995, taking courses at the Harvard Law, Business and Graduate Schools. Upon graduating, Schmitz entered the private sector as a consultant, while providing recommendations to the lead negotiator for the US/EU trade negotiations which were, at the time, stimied on the basis of regulation.
In 2003, Schmitz became a Fulbright Scholar, consulting to the Canadian prime ministers office on issues of interprovincial and international trade, again stimied on the basis of regulation. The capstone of her efforts was an Ottawa
hosted seminar for business and government officials from across Canada
in November, 2005.
Schmitz was additionally educated, on fellowship, at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration, and McGill University
.
She currently co-sponsors the Harvard Kennedy School Transportation Study Group which hosts academic, industry, and legislative leaders in public policy community dialogues. A member of TRB
, AEA
, APSA
, IPSA
, Schmitz also contributes as an associate of the Mineta Transportation Institute.
Schmitz additionally serves on the Advisory Board of the Prague Institute of Urban Development, as a Charter member of Friends of Tuckerman Ravine, and an honorary lifetime member of the Fulbright Alumni Association.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, currently Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Schmitz' subject area concern is the interdependence of business and government with a specific focus on the interrelation of regulation and industry. She has published and lectured on these topics in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and across North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Biography
Schmitz was born in Hartford, ConnecticutHartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, and currently resides in Washington, DC and Cambridge, MA. She received a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School in 1995, taking courses at the Harvard Law, Business and Graduate Schools. Upon graduating, Schmitz entered the private sector as a consultant, while providing recommendations to the lead negotiator for the US/EU trade negotiations which were, at the time, stimied on the basis of regulation.
In 2003, Schmitz became a Fulbright Scholar, consulting to the Canadian prime ministers office on issues of interprovincial and international trade, again stimied on the basis of regulation. The capstone of her efforts was an Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
hosted seminar for business and government officials from across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in November, 2005.
Schmitz was additionally educated, on fellowship, at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration, and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
.
Career
Schmitz has contributed recommendations within a variety of analytic positions at Fortune 200 companies and served as an industry and government consultant working closely with a broad spectrum of policy stakeholders in the Americas, Europe and Asia. In 2009, she co-hosted a much-needed national dialogue on regulation and transportation policy among government, academic, and business thought-leaders.She currently co-sponsors the Harvard Kennedy School Transportation Study Group which hosts academic, industry, and legislative leaders in public policy community dialogues. A member of TRB
TRB
TRB is the ghostwriter name used by the editorial "leader" of The New Republic magazine.The writer most identified as being TRB is Richard Strout, who wrote TRB's column from 1943 to 1983. Other TRB columnists include Michael Kinsley, Andrew Sullivan, Peter Beinart, and Jonathan Chait. As of...
, AEA
AEA
-Companies:* AEA Investors, one of the oldest private equity firms in the United States* AEA Technology, a British company mainly specialising in environmental consulting* Audio Engineering Associates, a US company specializing in ribbon microphones...
, APSA
Apsa
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, IPSA
IPSA
IPSA may mean:* I. P. Sharp Associates, Canadian company, creator of the IPSANET computer network* Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, a public body in the United Kingdom* Indice de Precio Selectivo de Acciones, Chilean Stock Index...
, Schmitz also contributes as an associate of the Mineta Transportation Institute.
Schmitz additionally serves on the Advisory Board of the Prague Institute of Urban Development, as a Charter member of Friends of Tuckerman Ravine, and an honorary lifetime member of the Fulbright Alumni Association.
External links
- www.freightrailregulation.com
- Paving the Way: Academics, Government and Industry Convene at DU for Transportation Summit
- Fulbright Scholar: It's A Whole New World
- Regulatory Liberalization: A Means Toward Preference Homogenizing and Progressive Norms in the new Pacific Century
- Lessons for Canadian/US Regulatory Co-Operation
- 2008 Oberstar Forum on Transportation and Technology
- WMC Speaker Database
- Redefining Europe: Institutional Redress of the Democratic Deficit
- Globalization And Regulatory Competition: A Means For Constructive Outreach Or Destructive Antagonism Along Polarities of Longitude
- Trading Nations
- Fulbright Webpage
- Visiting Professor, Executive Business Administration, Beijing University
- Giant Slalom Recreational Racing