Teresa Telesco is the Chief of Staff for the Office of Enforcement Analysis, where is she oversees policy for providing information to BIS and the interagency export control community to inform adjudication of export control license applications; promoting U.S. exports by preventing the diversion or misuse of export controlled items abroad through end-use checks, outreach, and cooperation with foreign governments; identifying potential violators of export control laws that imperil U.S. national security; and supporting law enforcement actions that could result in both criminal and civil penalties, thereby encouraging compliance with the U.S. export control regime.

Previously, Ms. Telesco was the Assistant Director for International Operations in the Office of Enforcement Analysis in the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, where she oversaw the evaluation and selection of export transactions for end-use checks to ensure compliance with the Export Administration Regulations and engaged with other governments on export enforcement policy.

Ms. Telesco also served BIS as a Senior Trade & Industry Analyst in the Office of Technology Evaluation, where she evaluated the U.S. export control system by determining its impact on trade, licensing and competitiveness, as well as measuring exporter compliance with the Export Administration Regulations. She joined Commerce in 2006 as an intern and became a full-time analyst the same year.

Ms. Telesco holds an M.A. in International Politics from The American University and a B.A. in Political Science and Newspaper Journalism from Syracuse University.