Carlos Bonilla

Carlos E. Bonilla joined The Washington Group as Senior Vice President in March 2003. Prior to joining The Washington Group, Mr. Bonilla served as a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at The White House. There he was part of the tax policy team and held the labor and aviation portfolios at the National Economic Council. Mr. Bonilla came into the George W. Bush Administration in January 2001 and served for the first two years of the Administration. During his tenure at The White House, he worked extensively on the first two tax bills, aviation issues (including global alliances, the post 9/11 Air Transportation Stabilization Act, and the creation of two Presidential Emergency Boards), and pension issues (including the post-Enron reforms to 401(k) plans with significant work on issues affecting defined benefit plans). In the aftermath of 9/11, he was responsible for ensuring that trade flows across the borders and through the ports were maintained in light of enhanced security concerns. Other responsibilities included the inter-agency working group on West Coast ports during the 2003 labor dispute, leading up to a Taft-Hartley injunction. Prior to joining the Administration, Mr. Bonilla was a Washington-based advisor to the Bush campaign and assisted the campaign with the formulation and refinement of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. Mr. Bonilla has an undergraduate degree from The American University and a Masters in Economics from Georgetown University.