Thomas J. Duesterberg, Ph.D., is president and CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI. He also serves as president of The Institute for Technological Advancement, an affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance; and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Manufacturing Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers. Prior to joining the Alliance, Duesterberg was senior fellow and director of the Washington Office of the Hudson Institute. Former positions include serving as chief of staff to congressman Chris Cox (1995-96); Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy (1989-93), where he was responsible for international trade and investment issues, trade promotion, and advocacy programs to assist U.S. exporters and investors; administrative assistant to Sen. Dan Quayle (1981-89); senior research analyst, International Business Services (1979-81); and associate instructor, Stanford University (1978-79). Duesterberg is co-author of two books and numerous magazine, journal, and op-ed articles on international trade, information technology, and global economics. He also edited and wrote chapters in two books: Riding the Next Wave: How This Century Will Be a Golden Age for Workers, the Environment, and Developing Countries, (Hudson Institute, 2001); and U.S. Manufacturing: The Engine of Growth in a Global Economy (Praeger, 2003).  He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in 1972 and received a masters of arts and a doctorate from Indiana University.