Mary Jo Muoio is Director, Customs and Trade at Amazon leading development and deployment of Amazon offered customs brokerage and strategic trade services. Prior, Ms. Muoio was Senior Vice President of Trade Services and Government Relations with Geodis, Inc. Before assuming leadership of the consulting division, Ms. Muoio was a Senior Vice-President of Barthco International, Inc., a leading customs broker acquired by Geodis. She is a licensed customs broker, having passed the exam with the highest score in the nation. In 2023 she was recognized by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. with the coveted Centurion Award. And in May of 2024, Ms. Muoio is being inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame—marking the first time this recognition has been extended to a licensed customs broker.
Ms. Muoio is currently serving as Senior Counselor/Board of Director and Chairman Emeritus of the Customs Committee of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc., a post she assumed after serving as Chairman of the Board and two terms as President. Before being elected as the first female president of this influential association, she served as Vice-President for several terms, Secretary, Board of Director and on key Association committees. Ms. Muoio was appointed as a Director to the International Federation of Customs Brokers and represents the US customs brokerage industry under the IFCBA flag at the World Customs Organization. Ms. Muoio served as Vice-President for Imports of the New York New Jersey Forwarders and Brokers Association for many years, resigning to focus her energies on the national level. She continues to serve on the Board of Governors and is honored to be a recipient of their Captain of Industry Award. She is a Past-President of the Philadelphia Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association. Ms. Muoio served two terms on COAC, the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions and continues to serve on several working groups. Ms. Muoio serves on the Board of the American Association of Exporters and Importers where she has been a career-long member.
Ms. Muoio was appointed as a Trade Ambassador of the Trade Leadership Council and sits on the Trade Support Network committees and several joint TSN-CBP working groups. At the start of her career, Ms. Muoio taught at the college level in Japan. Ms. Muoio is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University with a degree in International Relations. In her spare time, she is active in the lives of her children and husband. Every once in a while, she gets the ironing done.
