Scott Mulhauser Named Chief of Staff for Export-Import Bank of the United States

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Export-Import Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg announced today that Scott Mulhauser, who has spent more than a dozen years in senior roles for key Administration and Congressional leaders, has been named the Bank's new chief of staff.

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"Scott's impressive talents and extensive experience are a great addition to Ex-Im Bank's already-strong team," Hochberg said. "Scott has delivered results in senior roles across Washington, and I am thrilled he is joining us to help the Bank with its mission to create U.S. jobs through exports."

Mulhauser most recently served as a Senior Advisor to the Presidential Inaugural Committee and spent much of 2012 serving as Vice President Biden's deputy chief of staff on the successful Obama-Biden reelection campaign. Prior to his work for the Vice President, Mulhauser spent more than a decade in senior roles in Congress, including his work on the Senate Finance Committee, which he helped lead through numerous landmark successes, including work on international trade, tax, health and economic issues, and for members including Senators Frank Lautenberg and John Breaux.

A native of Washington, D.C., Mulhauser received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Georgetown University. 

About Ex-Im Bank

Ex-Im Bank is an independent federal agency that helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by filling gaps in private export financing at no cost to American taxpayers. In the past five years (from Fiscal Year 2008), Ex-Im Bank has earned for U.S. taxpayers nearly $1.6 billion above the cost of operations. The Bank provides a variety of financing mechanisms, including working capital guarantees, export-credit insurance and financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services.

Ex-Im Bank approved nearly $35.8 billion in total authorizations in FY 2012 – an all-time Ex-Im record. This total includes more than $6.1 billion directly supporting small-business export sales – also an Ex-Im record. Ex-Im Bank's total authorizations are supporting an estimated $50 billion in U.S. export sales and approximately 255,000 American jobs in communities across the country. For more information, visit www.exim.gov.

SOURCE Export-Import Bank of the United States