Leslie Griffin
Leslie Griffin is principal of Boston-based Allinea LLC, which provides global government relations support to companies and business associations, foundations, development agencies, and universities.
Leslie was previously Senior Vice President for International Public Policy for UPS, Vice President for International Governmental Affairs for New York Life Insurance Company, and Managing Director for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She also served as Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of New York Life International.
Leslie taught and studied in Nanjing, China and is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. She serves as president of the National Foreign Trade Council Foundation and was the 2017-2018 president of Women in International Trade, the Washington, DC-based association representing over 700 trade professionals. She holds an M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Economics from Wellesley College.
Leslie Griffin
With growing dialogue on the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a global focus on the movement of vital supplies across borders in response to COVID-19, it is an opportune time to review progress with the only multilateral pact agreed to by the WTO since its founding, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).