Before joining BGS, Ellie Leontis served as a Manager of International Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), where she helped assess risks and opportunities for U.S. businesses arising from emerging trade actions by the White House and foreign governments. In this role, she also represented NAM members before USTR, USDA, and the Department of Commerce as a registered lobbyist.
Previously, Ellie worked at Kroll, conducting compliance and transaction-related risk analysis to help companies manage regulatory and geopolitical exposure. Her experience also includes geopolitical risk and national security analysis at the intersection of investment and national security, gained through roles at the U.S. Commercial Service and as a Fellow at Georgetown University. She also worked as a legislative analyst at the Center for Liberal Studies in Athens, Greece, where she monitored policy implementation and overall economic progress in the country.
Ellie holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, concentrating in Global Business, Finance, and Society, and a Master of Science in International Policy from University College London. She earned her B.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago.