With over 20 years of international experience, Lauren Swartz, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, shared her insights on tariffs and trade in a March 16 Philadelphia Inquirer article.

Lauren explained, “Pennsylvania’s economy is reliant on international business, and that looks like trade. It looks like our ability to attract foreign direct investment, to get international companies to open here and hire Pennsylvanians to help our economy and create jobs.”

“Doing things that limit our ability to access that 96% of the world that lives outside of the U.S., and 74% of global economic growth that occurs outside of the U.S., is going to be felt here at home,” remarked Swartz.

For more information and additional perspectives from Lauren Swartz, please reference the March 16^th Inquirer article.

Prior to World Affairs, Lauren Swartz served as Philadelphia’s Deputy Commerce Director for International Business & Global Strategy. While working for the City, Lauren and her team worked to attract over twenty international companies annually, encouraging them to open offices in Philadelphia and creating hundreds of new jobs and international investment.