Timothy W. Mungovan

Andrea was born and raised in Boston. She started out as a summer associate at Proskauer before working as an associate in 2011 and 2012. She then moved on to a position as general counsel for Deval Patrick. In 2015, Andrea successfully ran for the Boston City Council and was the first woman to represent District Four on the Council. Three years later, she was unanimously elected as the first black President of the City Council.

In response to rising geopolitical tensions – from the Middle East to the Taiwan Strait to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine –the Biden Administration is increasingly using economic incentives and sanctions to assist the United States' foreign policy objectives or mitigate the risk of increased conflict. Geopolitical risks primarily create financial instability by two paths: First, governmental tools such as sanctions, asset freezing and controls on capital create financial uncertainty and risk.