Executive Advisor for Technology Partnerships, Public Policy & Strategy
J. Travis Mosier is a technology, semiconductor, and global policy expert with a distinguished track record in spearheading federal initiatives that have improved market access, increased exports, enhanced the domestic investment climate, and strengthened supply chain resiliency. Mr. Mosier serves as an Executive Advisor for Technology Partnerships, Public Policy & Strategy at mySilicon Compass, LLC, a strategic consulting practice that engages clients seeking to advance their technological competitiveness; grow international sales and market share; create and foster public-private partnerships; and expand jobs, advanced manufacturing, and research and development investments in emerging growth sectors in the United States.
Mr. Mosier is also President of J. Travis Strategic Advisers, a firm that advocates on the indispensable role that the semiconductor technology sector plays in business, the global economy, national security and people’s everyday lives. The firm’s mission is to demystify the complexities of the semiconductor industry and technology through awareness, education, and strategic partnerships.
Mr. Mosier spent the last twelve years serving in the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was recently awarded by Secretary Gina Raimondo with the Gold Medal, the Department’s highest honor, for his work on semiconductor supply chain resiliency. Most recently, Mr. Mosier served as a Senior International Trade Specialist and a seasoned Semiconductor Industry Policy Analyst in the Office of Health and Information Technologies in the Industry and Analysis division of the International Trade Administration. Spanning three administrations, Mr. Mosier consistently helped shape U.S. government policy on technology and semiconductors by building stakeholder coalitions and driving high-level decision makers towards a deeper understanding of industry, assessing key challenges and opportunities, and ultimately delivering results for the U.S. business community and public interest.
Mr. Mosier’s industry expertise and deep economic development network put him at the center of the Department of Commerce efforts to develop a cohesive, holistic approach to build out the U.S.-based technology and semiconductor ecosystem, while improving the U.S. domestic chip investment climate. He worked to attract strategic multibillion investments to support manufacturing, research and development, as well as back-end semiconductor processes, including advanced packaging in the United States.
Mr. Mosier was a key contributor to the White House Review of Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Packaging that established the federal government’s semiconductor policy approach. The review identified cross-cutting risks to the semiconductor supply chain and established policies to improve long-term semiconductor supply chain resiliency. Mr. Mosier was part of a small team that developed the Department of Commerce plan for implementing the Creating Helpful Incentives for Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America provisions in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, including incentive eligibility and design, and establishment of the National Semiconductor Technology Center.
Mr. Mosier graduated with a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He received his B.A. in International Studies from the University of Iowa with a minor in Spanish. Mr. Mosier is fluent in Spanish and has professional proficiency in Mandarin, having lived and worked in China for over eight years.
