Susan C. Schwab

Susan C. Schwab

Board Member at Caterpillar
Company Tenure: 14 years
Education:
Williams College (B.A.) Stanford University (M.A.) George Washington University (Ph.D.)
Biography:

Susan C. Schwab joined the Board of Directors at Caterpillar in 2009, at Marriott International in 2015, and FedEx Corporation in 2009. Ms. Schwab has served as a Strategic Advisor at Mayer Brown LLP since 2010 and Board Chair of the National Foreign Trade Council since 2022. Ms. Schwab has served as Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy since 2019 and was a professor from 2009 to 2019 and Dean of the school from 1995 to 2003. From 2004 to 2005, Ms. Schwab served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of University System of Maryland Foundation and was Director of Corporate Business Development at Motorola, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. Ms. Schwab served as the 15th United States Trade Representative from 2006 to 2009, and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 2005 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. In 2003, Ms. Schwab served as a Consultant in the U.S. Department of Treasury and was an Assistant Secretary of Commerce at the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Services from 1989 to 1993.

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Republican Support
Democratic Support
$82,125 $600

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Key Statements

"Well, I think obviously that the Trans Pacific Partnership would have been a great idea. And I'm very sorry the Obama administration wasn't able to bring it home. And you'll recall that the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton abandoned it and Donald Trump beat up on it and it didn't get past the last election. I mean, the election, presidential election before that, it would have been a really good idea."

"Frequently in negotiating sessions, I'd be the only female in the room. And what that ends up meaning they remember me long after they've forgotten all of the other white guys on my side of the table. Sort of interesting. I still had people coming up to me 30 years later who were in negotiations. I remember you. It's because I was the only female on our side."