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William E. Martin

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Adjunct Professor of Law .Principal, Will Martin Company

Voice: 615-322-2758
Fax: 615-322-6621
Email: will.martin@vanderbilt.edu

Education

J.D., B.A. Vanderbilt University

Biography

Over the course of his career, Will Martin has served in diverse roles as a lawyer, businessman and government official. He practiced law, cofounding the Nashville law firm of Harwell Barr Martin & Sloan, now Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, before spending approximately 15 years in public services. Professor Martin served as deputy assistant secretary of commerce for international affairs and as head of international policy at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during the Clinton-Gore Administration. Today, he is a consultant to both international environmental organizations and domestic businesses, and serves as general counsel for Tennessee-based FirstBank. He is a Senior Fellow at and consultant to the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, D.C., and chairman of the board of Marine Stewardship Council in London, and he is a member of the World Economic Forum (Davos) Global Agenda Council on Ocean Governance. His interest in the environment is also reflected in his government career, including his service at NOAA, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation's Committee on Fisheries in Rome, and the International Commission on Atlantic Tunas in Madrid, among others.

 



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