Brad Markell
Executive Director
AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
Brad Markell works in the president’s office and serves as the Executive Director of both the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council and the Working for America Institute. He also chairs the AFL-CIO energy task force and advised the Biden-Harris transition team on behalf of the labor movement.
Prior to joining the AFL-CIO, Brad was an International Representative with the UAW in Detroit for 15 years, where his duties included helping develop and advance the union’s positions on energy and environmental policy.
Brad was the Labor Program Director at the Michigan Manufacturing Extension Partnership center, where he worked with small and medium-sized union manufacturers to implement new work systems, promote labor-management cooperation, and improve quality and productivity.
Brad has degrees from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. He joined the UAW in 1976, when he hired into General Motors and is a member of Local 14 in Toledo, Ohio.
Recent Events and Presentations
Reviving America’s Hamiltonian Tradition to Win the Economic Competition With China
Please join ITIF for an all-day conference with leading experts and policymakers to explore why and how Washington can look to Hamiltonianism for guidance in how to win the techno-economic contest with China.
What a National Strategic-Industry Policy Should Look Like
ITIF hosted a discussion of what a robust national strategic-industry policy should—and should not—entail.
Biden Officials Discuss White House Supply Chain Report
ITIF hosted an in-depth discussion with members of the Biden Administration about the report, implications for policy, and potential next steps.
