Ken Montgomery

Vice President of International Trade Regulation, Compliance and Policy

CompTIA

Ken Montgomery is the Vice President of International Trade Regulation, Compliance and Policy for CompTIA.  Based in Washington, DC, he manages the Trade Regulation & Compliance (TRC) Practice and also leads CompTIA’s international government and regulatory affairs efforts.  He currently serves as the International Chamber of Commerce Observer at the World Customs Organization Harmonized System Committee and Review Subcommittee meetings in Brussels.  During the past five years he has led CompTIA’s efforts in support of the U.S. Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative.  He also organizes and facilitates best practices in trade compliance seminars in the U.S. and China.

 

Prior to joining CompTIA, Ken was the Director, International Trade Regulation for TechAmerica and the American Electronics Association (AeA).  During his career Ken has held engineering, management and consulting roles in the logistics and trade compliance organizations of technology companies including IBM, Amdahl and Hewlett-Packard.  Ken is a Licensed U.S. Customs Broker.  He received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA in International Business from Golden Gate University and a Master’s degree in International Customs Law and Administration from the University of Canberra, Australia.