One year ago, I testified before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations as Intel’s executive responsible for export controls. It was a moment that brought together everything I’d learned—about risk, responsibility, and the real-world impact of compliance decisions. This podcast series is an extension of that experience. It’s about making sense of export controls: where they came from, where they are now, and how we navigate what’s next. Whether you’re a practitioner, policymaker, or just curious about how global trade intersects with national security, this series is for you.
The Long Strange Trip. In this first session, I’m joined by Bruce Jackson*, a longtime practitioner and friend whose depth of experience spans government, industry, and the multilateral frameworks that define this space. Bruce has not only witnessed the evolution of export controls—he’s helped shape how companies and policymakers respond to it. We will trace the long, strange trip: from the Cold War’s COCOM era to the post-Berlin Wall regulation rewrites, from the rise of multilateral controls to the relaxation of those same controls, and into the regulatory shifts of the past two administrations—including entity list, Huawei, and semiconductors.
*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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