Julie W. Fishbein is Chairman and co-founder of Fishbein Associates, Inc. She brings to her work a wide background in business development, strategic planning, consumer product marketing and issue advocacy. Ms. Fishbein holds an M.B.A. in marketing and multinational management from the Wharton School. She has advised both large and small corporations in London, Brussels, Philadelphia, Beverly Hills and Washington, D.C. on foreign market entry strategies and management streamlining and conducted financial analyses on company stock portfolios. As a principal at Fishbein Associates, Ms. Fishbein is responsible for evolving legislative strategies, crafting and tailoring responses to administrative actions, and researching and analyzing market competition. She also assists clients with the refinement of their corporate images and the development of their marketing themes. Ms. Fishbein is the co-author of a number of reports for the U.S. Army, the Department of Energy, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation that have earned broad recognition both inside and outside of government for the contributions they have made to the debate over the future uses and commercial potential of federal facilities. Ms. Fishbein also is a participant in a number of commercial and residential real estate ventures in California and Arizona.