Marc Busch

Biography

Marc L. Busch is a Senior Advisor to CNQ Global Advisors, a global geopolitical and strategic advisory firm chaired by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Busch is also the Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and a leading expert on international trade policy and law.

Busch has advised governments, international organizations, corporations, trade associations, and law and consulting firms on trade policy, market access, regulatory barriers, and dispute settlement. He served two terms as a cleared adviser to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative on technical barriers to trade. He has testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission and committees of the U.S. House of Representatives, appeared before the Canadian Senate, and addressed a NAFTA 2022 dispute-settlement panel.

Busch is also co-founder of TariffWizard.ai, an AI-powered platform for tariff classification and optimization. The platform reflects his broader interest in helping companies translate complex trade rules into practical business strategy.

A frequent commentator on international trade, Busch writes a biweekly column for The Hill and is regularly quoted and interviewed by the media. His work combines academic research with practical engagement on tariffs, trade negotiations, regulatory barriers, supply chains, and international economic policy.

Before joining Georgetown, Busch taught at Harvard University and Queen's University. In 2010, Forbes named his course, “Business, Government and the Global Economy,” one of the ten most innovative MBA courses in the United States.

Busch earned his Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Columbia University, his M.A. from the University of Toronto, and his B.A. (Honors) from Queen's University.