Scholl Chair in International Business

The Scholl Chair, established in 1981, examines the relationship of international trade and investment to economic growth, innovation, sustainable development, and political autonomy in the United States and throughout the world.

The current Scholl Chair is Steven Schrage. His experience spans senior positions with the U.S. State Department, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, G-8, major presidential campaigns, and key roles for congressional committees and senior leadership. He has also worked on international business issues in several private sector positions, including at several major international law firms. Read Steven Schrage's full biography.

Scholl Chair programs have included: seminars of former U.S. Trade Representatives; a discussion series on current trade policy issues jointly sponsored by the Scholl Chair and the Economist; creation of an online site dedicated to providing college students and advanced high school students objective analyses of major globalization trends and related interactive learning opportunities; and private, off-the-record meetings of major trade policy stakeholders seeking common ground on contentious issues such as trade and the environment, and trade and labor.