A 35-year career global trade professional, Jeff Tooze has spent the past 21 years with Columbia Sportswear Company, currently as Vice President of Global Customs & Trade where he is critical to the company’s multinational trade compliance and duty reduction strategies. He is active in the AAFA, FDRA, RILA, and serves on the World Federation of Sporting Goods Trade Committee and the Outdoor Industry Association’s Trade Advisory Council. A licensed customs broker, he owned and ran a small international freight forwarding business and worked in a variety of management and consulting roles in trade compliance and logistics.