Kimberly A. Reed
Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States
In office
May 9, 2019  January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byFred Hochberg
Succeeded byReta Jo Lewis
Personal details
Born (1971-03-11) March 11, 1971
Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationWest Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia University College of Law (JD)

Kimberly A. Reed (born March 11, 1971) is an American attorney who served as the Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States from 2019 to 2021.[1][2] She was sworn in on May 9, 2019.[3]

Environmental groups have criticized Reed for her role in approving the Export-Import Bank’s provision of over $5 billion for fossil fuel projects they say will emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide annually, displace local communities, and have a historically high rate of worker fatalities.

Reed previously served as a senior advisor to Treasury Secretaries John W. Snow and Henry Paulson.[4]

Reed headed the United States delegation to the inauguration ceremony of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on May 28, 2019.[5]

Early life and education

Reed is a native of Buckhannon, West Virginia. Her father Terry Reed was a special assistant to the late Republican Governor Arch Moore.[6] She has a brother and two sisters.[6]

Reed earned her undergraduate degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a J.D. degree from West Virginia University College of Law.[4] While she was an undergraduate, Reed interned for The Heritage Foundation.[6]

References

  1. "Trump taps Reed as VP for Export-Import Bank". Therecorddelta.com. 2017-09-22. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. "Kimberly A. Reed of West Virginia sworn in as EXIM President and Chairman". EXIM.gov. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  3. "PN2177 — Nomination of Kimberly A. Reed". www.congress.gov. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Buckhannon, WV, native Kimberly A. Reed becomes president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States". wvnews.com. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. "Ramaphosa Inaugurated in South Africa, U.S. Sends Delegation". Council for Foreign Relations. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  6. 1 2 3 “Kimberly Reed”, Independent Women’s Forum


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