Walter McCormick
President & CEO
Walter B. McCormick Jr. is the President & CEO of the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom), the nation's premier broadband trade association representing service providers and suppliers in the new telecommunications marketplace.
A respected Washington veteran with more than 25 years experience in telecommunications, Mr. McCormick joined USTelecom in 2001 and has guided the organization's evolution into one of the top trade associations in the nation's capital. Washingtonian magazine has profiled Mr. McCormick as a trade association executive with "real clout." The Capitol Hill newspaper, The Hill, has featured Mr. McCormick as a "Hill Mover of the Month" and labeled him as a "rainmaker" - one of 12 "top trade association lobbyists" in Washington. He has been recognized by Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.
Prior to joining USTelecom, Mr. McCormick served as President & CEO of the American Trucking Associations. There he led a broad corporate restructuring that resulted in a reinvigorated membership, record dues revenues, and significant legislative victories. His background also includes service as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation; as General Counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; and as a partner with Bryan Cave LLP, an international law firm of more than 500 lawyers, where he headed the practice group on Regulatory Affairs, Public Policy and Legislation. During his tenure on the professional staff of the U.S. Senate, he was recognized by Roll Call magazine as one of the 50 most influential staffers on Capitol Hill.
Mr. McCormick holds degrees in journalism and law from the University of Missouri. He has studied international economics and political science at Georgetown University, and has completed the program for senior managers in government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, the Board of Trustees of Rockhurst University, the Federal Communications Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar, and the Missouri Bar.
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