Jennifer Hillman joined GMF as a Transatlantic Fellow in February 2008. She was approved in December 2007 by the members of the World Trade Organization(WTO) to serve as one of the seven members of the WTO's Appellate Body, the final adjudicator of international trade disputes. She also served as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and an adjunct professor at the Law Center.  In March 2007, she completed nine years of service as a Commissioner on the U.S. International Trade Commission.  She was originally appointed to the Commission in 1998 by President Clinton, and from June 2002 to June 2004 she served as Vice Chairman of the Commission.  Prior to her appointment to the USITC, she served as General Counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) from 1995-97, and before that she served as USTR's Chief Textile Negotiator with the rank of Ambassador.  Prior to joining USTR, Ms. Hillman was the Legislative Director and Counsel to U.S. Senator Terry Sanford of North Carolina, responsible for international trade, banking, securities and finance issues. She began her professional career as an international trade attorney in the Washington firm of Patton, Boggs, LLP.

In addition to her professional work, Ms. Hillman serves on the selection panel for Truman Scholars, and on the board of the DC Stoddert Soccer League, Duke University's Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors, and the Trade Policy Forum.

Education:
She is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and received a M.Ed. and a BA, magna cum laude, from Duke University.