Cross‑border trade is being reshaped by geopolitical tension, new regulatory demands, and rising expectations inside global companies. In this opening episode, Bruce Jackson and Karen Murphy join Jeff Rittener to explore the new rollercoaster moment facing trade professionals — why the role is shifting, what’s driving the volatility, and how teams can navigate a profession that now sits closer to strategy, risk, and the business than ever before.
Karen Murphy is an expert in the field of global trade operations. Currently she is advising companies on reducing risks in Global Trade processes, developing organizations to support a complex regulatory environment and analyzing automation solutions to transform the Global Trade function.
Bruce Jackson is currently the Sr. Director of Global Trade Compliance at Renesas Electronics and brings over 40 years of experience in the trade compliance field. He previously served as VP of Trade Compliance at Meggitt PLC and held leadership roles at Virgin Galactic and J.P. Morgan’s Trade Consulting group. He began his career at the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and has studied and worked internationally. Bruce has served on the BIS Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee since 2013 and previously served two terms as chair of the Export Controls subcommittee of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
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