Joe Locher is Policy Associate at the National Foreign Trade Council, the leading business association dedicated solely to advancing the interests of U.S. companies in international commerce.
Joe most recently worked as Senior Program Officer at the German American Business Council. He previously taught high school German in Springfield, IL, his hometown. Throughout his academic career, Joe had various professional opportunities, including internships at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the BMW Group Headquarters in Munich, Germany, as well as frequent engagement with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute in Carbondale, IL.
He is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University, having received bachelor’s degrees in International Affairs and German, as well as a master’s degree in International Relations. He later attended Georgetown University, where he received a master’s degree in German and European Studies and a certificate in International Business Diplomacy.
