Brett Palmer is the president of the Small Business Investor Alliance. In this role, Brett works to foster a healthy environment for small business investing and a strong and profitable lower middle market. In addition to managing the SBIA organization, he serves as its principal liaison with Congress, the Executive Branch, and other industry organizations. Brett brings years of valuable public policy and advocacy experience to SBIA. He served in the executive branch as a Presidential appointee in the Commerce Department as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Legislation. He served in a number of roles in Congress including as a policy aide for the Speaker of the House. Brett graduated from Davidson College with a degree in history