Clark Jennings

Managing Director, Asia

cjennings@crowell.com

Clark Jennings is the managing director for Crowell Global Advisors’ Southeast Asia regional office, based in Singapore, where he manages the firm’s operations in this dynamic regional hub and advises multinationals and their trade associations in using international policy tools to support their corporate strategic priorities. He guides clients across a range of industries to navigate the evolving regulatory, policy, and political environment across the region, including within the APEC and ASEAN economic forums. He brings particular expertise on a broad range of digital policy issues, including AI governance, privacy and data protection regulation, and cross border data flows, as well as investment matters and the development of quality infrastructure in the APAC region. Clark currently serves on the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, the largest and most active business association in Southeast Asia.

Prior to joining Crowell Global Advisors, he served at the National Economic Council of the Obama White House, where he managed the West Wing “war room” to coordinate the administration’s strategy, outreach, and communications efforts on behalf of the president’s trade agenda, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Previously, Clark was chief of staff at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, where he helped guide strategic planning to fulfill the agency’s mission of linking U.S. businesses to infrastructure opportunities in emerging markets. In this role, he advised on deployment of foreign grant assistance, helped design and implement public-private partnerships to shape global policy in energy, aerospace, and telecommunications, and represented the U.S. government in bilateral settings and international events on five continents. Earlier in his career, Clark worked as a commercial litigation associate, was a federal law clerk in U.S. District Court, and served as deputy communications director to the Governor of Arkansas. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and received his Juris Doctor with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

The White House—Policy Advisor for International Trade, National Economic Council (2015-2016)

U.S. Trade and Development Agency—Chief of Staff (2013-2015); Senior Advisor to the Director (2017)

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas—Federal Law Clerk (2010)

Office of the Governor of Arkansas—Deputy Communications Director (2007-2008)

EDUCATION

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law, J.D., with high honors

University of Arkansas, B.A., magna cum laude

Professional Activities and Memberships

American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, Member, Board of Governors (2021-present)

Speeches & Presentations

  • “Update on the Trump China Tariffs – What is Going On?” Crowell & Moring Webinar (May 17, 2019). Presenters: James G. Flood, John B. Brew, Aaron Marx, Clark Jennings, W. Scott Douglas, and Tim Shadyac.


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Practice Areas

PRACTICES

  • C&M International
  • Digital Transformation
  • International Trade
  • Regulatory & Policy
  • Government Affairs

PRACTICES

  • C&M International
  • Digital Transformation
  • International Trade
  • Regulatory & Policy
  • Government Affairs

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