Pete Lawson joined Ford Motor Company in April of 2009 as Vice President of Government Relations. Mr. Lawson oversees all of Ford's federal and state government affairs.
Prior to joining Ford, Mr. Lawson worked at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for five years. During his tenure at the world's largest business federation, he served as the chief lobbyist on legal reform, corporate governance and financial services issues.
Prior to joining the Chamber in 2004, Lawson served as senior counsel to Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) where he co-developed and co-authored the New Democrat Coalition legislative agenda. He served on Representative Moran's staff from 1998 to 2001 and from 2002 to 2004. He also served from 2001–2002 as Deputy Director of Government Affairs for Andersen, LLC, one of the nation's top accounting and consulting firms.
From 1989 to 1993, he worked as a consumer protection specialist in the North Carolina Attorney General's Office.
Lawson, a Virginia native, is a graduate of the University of Richmond and George Mason University where he earned a law degree. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1997. He and his family live in Alexandria, VA.