Megan Funkhouser

Megan Funkhouser serves as Vice President of International Economic Policy. She primarily focuses on advancing ITI member priorities in the international tax and economic security space.

Before joining ITI, Megan handled trade & investment policy for the Global Business Alliance (GBA), formerly known as the Organization for International Investment (OFII). Megan led GBA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy for trade policy, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), export controls, federal procurement, and other issues affecting foreign direct investment in the United States. In that role, she collaborated with GBA member companies to provide input regarding implementation of CFIUS reforms through the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) and the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA).

Megan started her career working for Representative Jim Costa (CA-16), where she supported the Representative’s engagement with the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue – an interparliamentary exchange between Members of Congress and Members of European Parliament – and managed a legislative portfolio that included foreign affairs, defense, and financial services. During graduate school, Megan applied her Hill experience to internships with the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, U.S. Commercial Service in Portland, Oregon, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, DC.

Megan holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with a minor in Economics from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in International Development with concentrations in Defense & Security Economics and Latin America from Sciences Po in Paris, France.