This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: October 5 - 7, 2025
Location: Charlottesville, VA
The Steering Committee welcomes 48 of the most experienced attorneys, in-house counsel and compliance professionals in the U.S. defense industry to discuss shared challenges on the impact of government policy, regulations, and compliance with export regulation.
Using candid, seminar-style discussion, the group examines trends and developments to engage in meaningful dialogue on the most pressing issues in export controls. For a number of the sessions, participants have the opportunity to obtain the perspectives from key USG officials.
2025 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Lawrence R. Fink is a Senior Assistant General Counsel and Vice President at Leidos, Inc., formerly SAIC. As the Director of International Regulatory Compliance for Leidos, he is responsible for ensuring corporate-wide compliance with U.S. import, export, human trafficking, and anti-corruption regulations. Mr. Fink serves as an industry representative on the Defense Trade Advisory Group or DTAG. Prior to his work in international trade compliance, Mr. Fink served as an arms control and national security analyst, providing implementation and compliance support to the Department of Defense for strategic arms control treaties and agreements, including START II, the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Nuclear Safeguards, and the Chemical Weapons Convention. Mr. Fink is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University in Russian studies. He received his law degree from George Mason University School of Law and is a member of the Virginia Bar.
Committee Members
Jeannette L. Chu Vice President, National Security Policy Jeannette L. Chu is Vice President for National Security Policy at the National Foreign Trade Council, the leading business association dedicated to advancing the interests of U.S. companies in international commerce. In this role, she leads efforts to advance the interests of U.S. business in safeguarding U.S. national security and promoting global security through export controls, sanctions regimes and policy initiatives. A recognized subject matter expert and thought leader on export controls and trade sanctions, Jeannette joins NFTC from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she served as a Senior Managing Director advising U.S. and multinational companies and co-leading the national security regulatory compliance practice. She will continue to hold a concurrent role as a non-resident senior associate with the Trustee Chair for Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Affairs (CSIS). She previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce where she worked on export control reform, export licensing and foreign policy matters. She also served at the American Embassy in Beijing and the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou in several capacities including as the Senior Export Control Attaché for nearly six years, conducting end-use visits to more than 250 locations across China and negotiating a landmark export control cooperation agreement with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. She was the first Officer-In-Charge of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) in China. Jeannette received her B.A. in Political Science from American University in Washington, D.C. and is a 2020 graduate of Women in Technology’s Leadership Foundry program on preparing women for corporate board service. She serves on the Executive Board of Ascend Greater Washington and volunteers as a mentor for Ascend’s Corporate Executive Leadership Program, the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and Women in Technology.
Hillary Donau‐Hastreiter Doll is the Senior Director of Global Trade at Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2018 sales of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. In her role, Ms. Doll is responsible for driving international trade strategies to enable global growth, increase partnerships and international opportunities and works with functional teams to ensure companywide deployment of export/import policies and procedures. She also has the opportunity to develop top global trade talent both domestically and internationally. She works closely with the Raytheon businesses and functional leadership to ensure continuous improvement and is focused on leveraging data analytics to provide improved customer service and solutions. Since joining Raytheon in 2001, Ms. Doll has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Global Trade, including as the Director of Global Trade at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ. She has presented at a number of conferences, including the American Conference Institute’s ITAR Boot Camp West, the North Alabama International Trade Association’s Export Control Update, Society for International Affairs’ Spring International Trade Export Licensing & Compliance Conference and the Arizona Export Compliance Summit. Ms. Doll holds a master’s degree from the University of Arizona, School of Government & Public Policy, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management. She is also a Licensed Customs Broker and a former member of the Arizona District Export Council.
Jeff is Vice President for Strategic Trade in the North America Defense Business. He joined Rolls-Royce in April 2009 to help develop an export control program before transitioning to the Strategic Trade role.
Prior to joining Rolls-Royce Jeff served 20 years in the federal government, beginning as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. He eventually coordinated U.S. policy in the newly created Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies. After September 11, 2001, Mr. Merrell was asked to join the newly created Department of Homeland Security, where he coordinated international activities for protecting critical technologies, critical infrastructure and industrial base. Jeff holds a J.D from the University of Tulsa.
Forum Director
Brenna joins Cambridge Forums with 20 years of experience in events, fundraising, and development. She has spent most of her career in the music industry, working for the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, overseeing the planning of high-profile events like the JUNO awards. Most recently, she launched a successful national advocacy campaign for the live music sector resulting in significant relief funding from the federal government.
Her early career involved raising funds and executing events for non-profit organizations and foundations, including the University of Toronto and the Ireland Fund of Canada. Brenna looks forward to her role as Forum Director to blend her experience and passion for bringing people together and fostering meaningful connections.
She is a mother of two, a fitness enthusiast, and is best known for her sense of humour.
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