Mitch Bainwol
Mitchell Burt Bainwol is an American lobbyist currently serving as Chief Government Relations Officer of Ford Motor Company. He previously was President and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Before the Alliance, Bainwol was Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America from 2003 until 2011. Prior to filling that position, he worked for 25 years in politics and federal policy-making.Early life and education
Bainwol was born in 1959 in Munich, Germany. He spent his childhood in Germany, Thailand, the Panama Canal Zone, and Maryland, before graduating from Frankfurt American High School. Bainwol studied as an undergraduate at Georgetown University and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University.Career
After his studies, Bainwol became a staff member for various Republican political figures and organizations from 1977 until 2003. More specifically, he served as a Congressional intern to Robin Beard, a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Chief of Staff to Senator Connie Mack, a Senate Leadership Staff Director, Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee, a consultant for Clark and Weinstock, Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. In 2003 he joined the RIAA as its CEO, succeeding Hilary Rosen. He formerly served as a Board Member of organizations including the National Fatherhood Initiative, the Leadership Music Foundation and the Bryce Harlow Foundation.
