Ethan Corson

Spring 2019

Ethan Corson is a Kansas native who moved home to lead the Kansas Democratic Party after spending nearly a decade in Washington, D.C. working at the highest levels of law, government and politics.  He practiced law for seven years at a leading international law firm before being appointed to two senior executive positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce.  While at the Department of Commerce, he worked as a senior adviser to former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and later, as chief of staff for the International Trade Administration. He is also an alumnus of the 2012 Obama campaign.

Corson holds a law degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, a bachelor’s degree Washington University, and an associate’s degree from Garden City Community College.

Discussion Group Topic
International Trade In the 21st Century


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