Former Advisory Council Member

Lew Cramer, Esq.

CEO, World Trade Center, Utah

Managing Director
Summit Ventures, LLC

Lew Cramer has worked extensively in the global telecommunications and broadband sectors, including as Vice President for Media One International and U S WEST, responsible for their international government and multilateral financial institution relations, and public policy for numerous wireless and broadband investments in over thirty countries worldwide. From an initial capital investment of approximately $2 billion, these international investments were valued at over $15 billion when merged into AT&T in 2000.

Prior to his current appointment by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as CEO, World Trade Center, Utah, Mr. Cramer served as the Managing Director, Summit Ventures, LLC.  Previously, Mr. Cramer served as the Director General of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, leading the U.S. Government's commercial staff of 1400 employees at over 120 embassies overseas and in 65 offices throughout the United States. His government service also included Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Electronics, and White House Fellow with the U.S. Trade Representative. He is Chair of the Global Affairs Council of the American Management Association, member of the U.S. Department of State's International Communications and Information Policy Advisory Board, special advisor to the President of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, former Board Member of the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute and teaches international business at Georgetown University.