As Director of Government Affairs at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), John E. Mitchell II advocates for the consumer technology industry before Capitol Hill and the Administration, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, blockchain/fintech, strategic immigration reform, and other policies affecting the innovation economy. Before CTA, he served as Director of Government Affairs at Kit Bond Strategies, a boutique lobbying firm, and also worked on Capitol Hill, serving in the offices of Representatives Steven Cohen and Ben Ray Lujan in the House and Senators Claire McCaskill and Chris Van Hollen in the Senate.