C Stewart Verdery Jr

Among the major DHS policy initiatives Verdery spearheaded were: deployment of the U.S.-VISIT entry-exit program for foreign visitors, negotiation of an international data-sharing agreement with the European Union for airline passengers, development of U.S. immigration enforcement and visa policy, and representation of DHS on the Trade Policy Review Group. In addition to his government service, Verdery has served as: a principal at the government relations firm of Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti, Inc., leading their homeland security and international trade practice; the senior legislative counsel for Vivendi Universal Entertainment, focusing on telecommunications and intellectual property issues; an associate at the Washington office of law firm Baker & Hostetler; and a media analyst at the Media Research Center.