Ms. McLernon is President & CEO of the Organization for International Investment (OFII), an association representing the unique interests of U.S. subsidiaries of companies headquartered abroad--or Insourcing companies. With a strong background in economics and advocacy, her insights are often sought and cited by the media including NBC News, CNBC, ABC News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Washington Post. In addition, she has written articles on the subject of cross-border investment that have been published in numerous national newspapers.

Prior to being named as President & CEO, Ms. McLernon was OFII's Senior Vice President, where she focused on strategic communications and advocacy. In this capacity, she developed and successfully promoted key association messages to critical audiences, including the media - garnering top-tier news coverage for insourcing companies. Ms. McLernon regularly advises member companies on crafting corporate specific messages and outreach as part of legislative strategy to defeat discriminatory initiatives.

Ms. McLernon holds a Masters in Economics from George Mason University, where she received a fellowship from the Ludwig von Mises Institute and a B.S. in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Prior to joining OFII, Ms. McLernon was Legislative Director for Trade Policy at Citizens for a Sound Economy, a citizens’ advocacy group in Washington, DC.

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Monica Coates, Senior Director, Operations & Events

Contact: mcoates@ofii.org

Ms. Coates directs OFII’s suite of conferences and meetings, provides full-charge bookkeeping as well as all HR functions and general office administration.

Prior to joining OFII, Ms Coates was Business Operations Manager for Hunam Inn Inc, a restaurant group in Washington, D.C. At Hunam Inn, Ms. Coates managed business operations, financial planning, trending analysis and cash management.

From 1992 through 1995, Ms. Coates served as Branch Administrator for Long & Foster Realtors in Washington, DC, where she was responsible for database management, hiring and training of administrative staff, and conducting in-house training classes on various computer software packages for sales agents and their assistants. Ms. Coates also spent several years with Blue Cross Blue Shield of the National Capital Area in Washington DC as a claims adjustor and training instructor.

Ms. Coates is currently enrolled at the University of Maryland, University College in pursuit of a Master’s of Science degree in Project Management. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Strayer University. Ms. Coates is also a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Professional Member: Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)

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Abigail Martin

Abigail Martin, Director, External Relations

Contact: amartin@ofii.org

Abigail serves as Director of External Relations for the Organization for International Investment (OFII). In this position, she works to inform prospective foreign-owned U.S. subsidiaries about the benefits of membership in our organization which promotes international investment to the United States. In addition to her role in business development, Abigail contributes to OFII's mission in advocating for parity in the treatment of U.S. subsidiaries based abroad.

Prior to joining OFII in 2006, Abigail worked as Policy Advisor at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), a British trade organization, where she gained extensive advocacy experience in communicating British issues to U.S. policymakers. She has also worked as a Legislative Assistant in the offices of Senator John Edwards from 2002-2003 first in North Carolina and then on Capitol Hill.

Abigail graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003 and holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy.

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Simon Weber

Simon Weber, Director, Government Affairs

Contact: sweber@ofii.org

Simon serves as Director of Government Affairs for the Organization for International Investment (OFII). In this position, he works to educate state and federal policymakers about the benefits of international investment to the United States and advocates for parity in the treatment of U.S. subsidiaries based abroad.

Prior to joining OFII, Simon worked as Legislative Coordinator for Citizens for Global Solutions, a foreign policy organization, where he gained extensive advocacy experience in communicating global issues to policymakers.

Simon has worked in the domestic policy team at the Center for American Progress. He was also active in the local politics of his native New York City and on Capitol Hill, where he spent several months in the office of Senator Hillary Clinton.

Simon graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004 and holds a B.A. in History/Government.

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Brennan Marshall, Manager, Communications & Program Development

Contact: bmarshall@ofii.org

Brennan serves as Manager of Communications and Program Development for the Organization for International Investment (OFII). In this position he manages OFII's digital communicatoins and works to create and organize OFII's five major issues-based annual conferences, which function as OFII's touchstone for our membership, their interest in the issues and overall solidarity.

Prior to joining OFII, Brennan worked as a paralegal for Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, IL. In that role, he spent most of his time working on regulatory litigation and patent infringement cases.

Brennan is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he obtained a B.A. in both History and Spanish.

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Economic Advocacy

Matthew Slaughter, Economic Advisor

Dartmouth Professor Matthew Slaughter is the ouside Economic Advisor for the Organization for International Investment. Professor Slaughter provides counsel to OFII and its members on international investment and globalization issues. He is the author of the recent OFII Study: Insourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions.

Professor Slaughter currently teaches at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth serving as the Associate Dean of the MBA Program and Professor of International Economics. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a member of the academic advisory board of the International Tax Policy Forum.

From 2005 to 2007, Professor Slaughter served as a Member on the Council of Economic Advisers in the Executive Office of the President. In this Senate-confirmed postion, he held the international portfolio, advising the President, the Cabinet, and many others on issues including international trade and investment, currency and energy markets, and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.

Professor Slaughter joined the Tuck faculty in 2002. Prior to coming to Tuck, since 1994 he had been an Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth, where in 2001 he received the school-wide John M. Manley Huntington Teaching Award. Professor Slaughter received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude and Phil Beta Kappa from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and his doctorate from the Massacusetts Institute of Technology in 1994.

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Legal Counsel/Advocacy

OFII retains the services of several prestigious Washington law and consulting firms who advise us on legislative and regulatory initiatives affecting U.S. subsidiaries, including tax matters. Our legal counsel includes:

Marinn Carlson
Counsel (Constitutional Issues)
Sidley Austin LLP
Contact: mcarlson@sidley.com

Joe McLaughlin
Counsel (Corporate Governance)
Sidley Austin LLP
Contact: jmclaughlin@sidley.com

Peter Merrill
Counsel (Tax)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Contact: peter.merrill@us.pwc.com

Oren Penn
Counsel (Tax)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Contact: oren.penn@us.pwc.com

Trevor Potter
Counsel (Campaign Finance/Election Law)
Caplin and Drysdale
Contact: tp@capdale.com

Linden Smith
Economist
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Contact: linden.c.smith@us.pwcglobal.com

Michaela Platzer
Content First (Economist)
Contact: platzer@contentfirst.com

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Graphic Design

Britt Engen
Metadog Design Group
Contact: metadog@mindspring.com

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