Judith D. Pryor was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden to serve as First Vice President and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), for a term expiring on January 20, 2025.
She brings to EXIM more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning global trade and development finance, public policy, communications, marketing, and sales. She has served three United States Presidents.
Through senior positions in international business and with the federal government, her portfolio has included the regions of South and Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and more recently, Latin America and the Caribbean, where she focuses on sectors such as energy, including renewables and storage, satellite technologies and ICT, infrastructure, U.S. small business and supply chain growth.
Ms. Pryor was previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a member of EXIM’s Board from May 2019 to July 2021. Her confirmation to this post returned EXIM to full functionality and enabled the Agency to once again finance transactions of more than $10 million. During her tenure, EXIM’s board authorized nearly $14 billion in financing in support of U.S. exports including many small businesses.
During the administration of President Barack Obama, Ms. Pryor served for more than six years as Vice President of External Affairs at OPIC, the U.S. Government’s development finance institution (now the U.S. Development Finance Corp., [DFC]). A member of the executive leadership team, Ms. Pryor was responsible for external engagement, including congressional and public affairs, communications, and small business development. She held a seat on the Investment Committee, and during her tenure, OPIC’s portfolio grew by 50 percent to $21 billion.
Before entering public service, Ms. Pryor held senior leadership positions with multi-national companies including WorldSpace Satellite Radio, COMSAT Corp., and Orion Network Systems. She began her career at Gray & Company, which was later acquired by Hill & Knowlton Public Affairs Worldwide.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Ms. Pryor received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and studied at the Universidad de Madrid, Spain.