Roy Brownell II

Mr. Brownell is former Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. Prior to that, Mr. Brownell served as a Senior Advisor for Senate Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In addition, he has worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development and as an attorney at a law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Brownell has also worked for three U.S. Senate committees and for a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. Mr. Brownell holds an LL.M. (with distinction) and a National Security Law certificate from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from American University where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. In addition, he holds degrees in history from Boston College (with distinction) and Michigan State University (with honors). He is a member of the Supreme Court, District of Columbia and Michigan bars. His areas of interest are the law and institutional development of the presidency, vice presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court. He also writes on separation of powers, foreign affairs and sports history. Mr. Brownell has been a guest lecturer at the Fordham University School of Law, the St. Louis University School of Law, National Defense University, the University of Louisville and the U.S. Army Strategic Broadening Seminar.