Jere W. Glover

Jere W. Glover

"Following his May 4, 1994, Senate confirmation, Jere served as the Small Business Administration's Chief Counsel for Advocacy until January 21, 2001. Rounding out his two decades of federal government service, Jere has served as Counsel to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee from January through December 2001. Jere has also served as subcommittee Counsel to the House Small Business Committee, the Director of the Legal Division of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and as a senior antitrust trial attorney for the Federal Trade Commission. He has testified before Congress over 30 times and appeared in over 100 agency proceedings, including rulemakings, adjudications, enforcement proceedings, and others.

"Prior to joining the Administration in 1994, Jere established his own law firm and was CEO of several successful, technology-related businesses. Well-respected in the trade association community, Jere has served as a trade association executive and on the boards of several national trade associations. After helping to develop the Small Business Innovation and Research Act (SBIR) while working for Congress, Jere engaged in private and public venture capital efforts. Jere Glover brings an unusual blend of public and private sector experience to Brand and Frulla, an old-line and well-respected Washington law firm. Jere obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Memphis and an L.L.M. in Administrative Law and Economic Regulation from George Washington University. Jere is Of Counsel to the firm. He is currently Executive Director of the Small Business Technology Coalition, the leading Washington lobbying organization for small, high-tech and SBIR companies."

• Managing Director, Homeland Venture Partners