Bryan Borlik serves as the Director of Performance, Research and National Programs at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). In this role, he leads EDA’s efforts to measure the economic impact of its investment portfolio while also overseeing the agency’s national research and technical assistance programs. He also directs the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program, which funds a national network of eleven Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers that help to strengthen the competitiveness of manufacturing and service firms that are facing declines in domestic sales and employment due to increased imports of similar goods or services. Bryan has also served at EDA as the Acting Director of Public Affairs, where he led the bureau’s efforts to educate stakeholder groups and media outlets on EDA's policies and programs, and as Acting Director of Executive Secretariat, in which he oversaw EDA’s correspondence and grant announcement processes. Before joining the Department of Commerce, Bryan led the public outreach function at the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) in Washington, a leading policy think tank on U.S. manufacturing competitiveness issues, and served as Director of Membership at the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) in Alexandria, Virginia. Bryan holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and Policy from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.