Mickey Kantor

Mickey Kantor is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Mayer, Brown, Platt & Maw, a Senior Advisor for Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and a lecturer at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California. Between 1993 and 1996 Kantor was appointed as U.S. Secretary of Commerce by President William Jefferson Clinton after having served as a trade representative between 1993 and 1996 and oversaw more than 200 trade agreements.

A biographical note states that Kantor "specializes in expanding client activities in foreign markets through trade, direct investment, joint ventures and strategic business alliances."

"He has represented a number of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Aetna, Boeing, Citigroup, Monsanto, UAL, UPS, PepsiCo and AOL. Additionally, he guides U.S. companies on access to Europe and Asia and serves as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co., the global investment bank," a biogrpahical note states.

Kantor is also a member of the advisory board of OILspace.

Affiliations

 * Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Washington, 1997 to date
 * Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 1997 to present
 * Distinguished Lecturer, Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California, 1997 to present
 * United States Secretary of Commerce, 1996-1997
 * United States Trade Representative, Washington, 1993-1996
 * Manatt, Phelps, Phillips & Kantor, Los Angeles, 1976-1993
 * United States Naval Officer, 1961-1965
 * Director, New Perspectives Quarterly
 * Former Director (1987), Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
 * Advisory Board, Aspect Enterprise Solutions