Daniel F. Runde — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of 'The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power' (2023).
Serves as Senior Advisor at BGR Group, advising clients on Washington and global challenges.
Also a Senior Advisor to Deloitte, supporting Ukraine's modern innovation economy.
Previously Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), holding the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis.
Architect of the 2018 BUILD Act, which led to the creation of the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Chaired the Advisory Committee for Voluntary Foreign Assistance at USAID (2018-2021) and the EXIM Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee (2019-2022).
Serves on the board of the Western Newly Independent States Enterprise Fund (Ukraine and Moldova) and Spirit of America.

Biography

Daniel F. Runde is a senior advisor at BGR Group, where he advises clients on a range of challenges in Washington and internationally, particularly concerning the State Department, the DFC, the EXIM Bank, the World Bank, and regional Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). He also serves as a Senior Advisor to Deloitte, primarily supporting the firm's global commitment to the future of Ukraine by helping build a modern innovation economy embedded in Europe.

Prior to his current roles, Mr.