Mr. Andrew Lowenthal

Council Member Biography

Andrew Lowenthal is President of Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig, a government relations firm based in Washington, D.C. Previously, Mr. Lowenthal was a Vice President at Van Scoyoc Associates, representing a variety of financial services entities. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Director of Government Relations at Freddie Mac, a Fortune 50 housing finance corporation. Before joining Freddie Mac, Mr. Lowenthal was Chief of Staff at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) under Chairman Bill Rainer. During that tenure, he assisted in the overhaul of US regulatory approach towards the $100 trillion market for derivative instruments and futures, culminating in passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. Mr. Lowenthal served as the first Legislative Director for Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana. As Minority Staff Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Securities, he was the principal Senate Banking Committee staff person for Senator Christopher Dodd. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2006 - Unspecified

President, Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig LLC

2003 - 2006

Vice President, VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES INC

2001 - 2003

Director, Government Relations, FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION

1999 - 1999

Legislative Directors, Senator Evan Bayh

1999 - 2001

Chief of Staff, COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

1995 - 1998

Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs