Joshua Snead currently serves as Chief Trade Counsel to the Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives. He advises Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) on trade matters, including negotiation and implementation of trade agreements, bilateral relationships with U.S. trading partners, and preference programs for developing countries. Before joining the Committee staff in 2016, Mr. Snead was in private practice at King & Spalding in Washington, DC, specializing in trade litigation and policy. Previously, he represented U.S. pork producers on trade policy matters as an International Trade Specialist at the National Pork Producers Council. Mr. Snead holds a JD and an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.