 Judith Barnett is a Managing Consultant for the PA Consulting Group (PA), joining PA after an acquisition of her original firm, Georgetown Global Investments Corporation in 2000. Ms. Barnett continues in PA to provide a one-stop shop for U.S. companies interested in creating or expanding trade and investment, particularly in the Middle East / North Africa (MENA) and in China . At the Department of Commerce, Ms. Barnett assisted numerous US companies in fostering trade and investment throughout the world. She joined the Department as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Development, International Trade Association in October 1993, and was responsible for the management of an Office of 400 persons, and a budget of $ 49 million. In 1996, Ms. Barnett became the Deputy Assistant Secretary and championed programs to develop open and competitive markets throughout the Middle East , North Africa , and Sub-Sahara Africa. She was responsible for numerous programs including the Gore-Mbeki and Gore-Mubarak Partnerships for Economic Growth and Development, the Taba Trade Ministers program (trade ministers of the Middle East ), the Middle East North Africa Economic Summits with the World Economic Forum, and the Administration's Africa Initiative. In law practice, Ms. Barnett worked in various aspects of corporate law and litigation. She developed corporate specialties in the areas of high tech joint ventures and automotive law, as well as trial work in intellectual property rights and contract law. Ms. Barnett served for seven years as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center , teaching in the areas of legislative advocacy and legal ethics. In her speeches, Ms. Barnett can address nearly any topic on the Middle East from a political or economic perspective. Specializing in creating or expanding trade and investment in the Middle East , North Africa and in China , Ms. Barnett is uniquely qualified to discuss global economy issues. She can also speak about the women of China and the Middle East , and what it was like to be a woman negotiating in the Arab world.
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