With three decades experience in public policy, business and the law, Bruce helps leaders & organizations understand, anticipate and navigate political risk.

Mehlman is a highly sought-after strategist & speaker on policy and political trends, regularly headlining business conferences, Board meetings and leadership planning sessions. His quarterly infographic analyses are consistently picked-up by national media and eagerly consumed by tens of thousands of readers around the world. Television networks and shows regularly ask Bruce to appear to discuss trends and their implications.

Bruce previously served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy under President George W. Bush. He also worked as a senior leadership aide in the House of Representatives, general counsel to a national political party committee and policy counsel to a leading high-tech company.

Bruce is widely-regarded as an expert in running coalitions, quarterbacking issue campaigns and managing C-suite associations, bringing innovative approaches and
determined execution to achieve impactful outcomes. An Adjunct Professor and Board Member of The Washington Campus, Bruce frequently lectures MBA candidates on “effective business-government relations.” He was a 2021 fellow at the Harvard University Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. Bruce serves on the
advisory boards of start-ups and on the Boards of multiple NGOs.

Bruce earned a BA degree from Princeton University and a JD from the University of Virginia Law School.