Biography

José Cunningham is an international business development professional who has lived and worked in more than 40 countries to enable his private sector, professional services, and U.S. government clients to compete in the global marketplace. During the first Trump Administration, José was Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advocacy Center, where he oversaw and ensured the team's mission to coordinate U.S. government resources and authority in order to level the playing field on behalf of U.S. business interests as they compete against foreign firms for specific public international contracts, both commercial and defense sales. During his tenure, he managed a team that met and exceeded its goals and metrics with 102 client wins representing $25.3 billion in U.S. export content and $33.8 billion project value, supporting 135,600 new U.S. jobs. José is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and previously was Chief Sales and Business Development Officer at three of the world’s largest law firms, Nixon Peabody LLP, Crowell & Moring LLP, and Shaw Pittman LLP.