About Matthew S. Axelrod
Matthew S. Axelrod was a lawyer.
Matthew S. Axelrod is an American lawyer. He served as assistant secretary for export enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security in the Biden administration.
Education Axelrod holds a BA from Amherst College and a JD from Yale Law School.
Career Axelrod was a partner at Linklaters from March 2017 to December 2020. He joined the U.S. Justice Department as a senior counselor in January 2021. The Biden administration nominated Axelrod as assistant secretary for export enforcement in August 2021. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021.
Publications
Articles
How Section 702 Surveillance Helps Keep Sensitive U.S. Technologies From China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, Just Security, September 30, 2023
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