Andrew Brandt serves as the Director of Trade Policy for the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), a non-profit organization that promotes the global use of U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including ethanol and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS).
Prior to joining USGC in 2021, Brandt served as an international trade policy advisory on the Senate Finance Committee. Before joining the Finance committee, he spent five years working in Senator Grassley’s personal office where he focused on policy issues related to international trade, energy, agriculture, and financial services. He has also worked for U.S. Representative Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency.
Brandt received his M.B.A from the University of Virginia and his bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness Management from the University of Missouri. He grew up on a diversified livestock and row crop farm in West Central Missouri where he is still actively engaged in both the production and management aspects of the farm.