Nora Todd

Senior Fellow

Nora Todd is a senior fellow focused on critical minerals, trade and international economic policy, economic security, and supply chains. She served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics and Labor to President Biden from July 2022 to January 2025, leading the development and implementation of U.S. trade and international economic policy.

Prior to that role she served as Director of International Economics and Labor at the National Security Council and National Economic Council, focusing on the U.S.-China trade relationship and affirmative trade initiatives. From January 2021 to January 2022, she served as Chief of Staff to the United States Trade Representative. Prior to her time in the Executive Branch, Nora spent 14 years as a congressional staffer, including seven as Chief Economic Advisor to Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Stanford University and a Master’s Degree in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown University.