Daniel Cruise
Vice President, Global Public and Government Affairs
New York, New York
  
Daniel Cruise joined Alcoa in October 2009 as Vice President of Public and Government Affairs, responsible for global, national, state and local governmental and regulatory affairs and other public matters for the company. He oversees the Company's trade strategy and political risk assessment around Alcoa's global manufacturing locations. In February 2011, Daniel was elected an Officer of the Company by Alcoa’s Board of Director. In August 2011, Daniel was named to Alcoa’s Executive Council, the senior leadership group that sets strategic direction for the company.
 
Daniel joined Alcoa from the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global business advisory group, where, as Managing Director, he ran the New York office. Prior to this position, he specialized in public affairs, investor relations and financial communications at Clark & Weinstock.
 
During the Clinton Administration, Daniel worked at the White House as Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Director of Public Affairs for the National Security Council. He worked extensively to secure passage of a landmark bill normalizing trade relations between the U.S. and China. Daniel also served as Director of Public Affairs for the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. In addition, Daniel served as senior foreign policy advisor to John Kerry’s Presidential campaign and was a member of President Obama’s transition team.  Prior to his public service, Daniel worked for J. P. Morgan & Company.
 
Born in the U.S., Daniel was raised in Paris, where his parents worked. He graduated from Brown University, where he founded The Brown Journal of World Affairs. He holds a Masters of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge where he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Cambridge Review of International Affairs.
 
Daniel is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of the National Security Network and is a life member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He serves on the Board of the World Resource Institute and the National Association of Manufacturers, and is a member of the International Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 2011, he was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.