Christian is based in our Washington, DC office and is a Vice President of ML Strategies. He assists a variety of clients in their interactions with the federal government.
Prior to joining ML Strategies, Christian spent nearly 10 years in staff leadership roles with the US Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation serving Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) as the former Chairman, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) as the former Ranking Member, and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the current Ranking Member of the committee. During most of his tenure, he was either a subcommittee staff director or senior counsel for at least one of three subcommittees: Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance; and Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion. His work focused on a broad range of issues, including consumer protection, privacy and data security, cybersecurity, automobile and highway safety, product safety, sports, manufacturing, exports, and trade while regularly interacting with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Department of Commerce. His previous position with the Commerce Committee was serving as a majority staff counsel for two subcommittees for former committee Chairman Rockefeller.
Earlier, Christian held policy coordinator, senior staff, and senior advisor roles with the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he worked on matters related to the FTC, NHTSA, CPSC, Department of Commerce, and the EPA.
Christian also served as a senior legislative assistant to US Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) and previously to former US Representative Bill Luther (D-MN), advising each on Energy and Commerce Committee issues.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Christian Tamotsu Fjeld
- FTC and DOJ Divide Responsibility over AI Antitrust Oversight — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Thursday, June 13, 2024)
- Senators Advance Three Election-Related AI Bills Out of Committee — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Thursday, June 06, 2024)
- NIST Invites AI Developers to Submit Models for Risk Assessment Testing — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Friday, May 31, 2024)
- CFTC Report Calls on Agency to Engage in Rulemaking on AI — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Monday, May 20, 2024)
- Senate Leadership Releases Sweeping AI Policy Agenda Calling for $32 Billion in R&D Funding — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Thursday, May 16, 2024)
- Federal Agencies Take Sweeping Action on AI in Accordance with AI EO — AI: The Washington Report (Part 2 of 2) - (Posted On Thursday, May 09, 2024)
- Federal Agencies Take Sweeping Action on AI in Accordance with AI EO — AI: The Washington Report (Part 1 of 2) - (Posted On Thursday, May 02, 2024)
- USPTO Issues Guidance on AI Use to Patent Professionals — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Tuesday, April 23, 2024)
- OMB Issues Guidance to Federal Agencies on the Use of Artificial Intelligence — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Tuesday, April 09, 2024)
- FTC Chair Khan: “We Need to Choose Competition over National Champions” in the AI Age — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Thursday, March 21, 2024)