Charles P. Heeter Jr.

Charles P. Heeter Jr. is an equity Principal in Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, where he serves in the Office of Government Relations in Washington, DC. He is Chief of Staff for the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu global regulatory and public policy leadership team, and coordinates the work of Deloitte regulatory Partners in 38 countries. He also supports the US firm’s government relations and regulatory program.

Prior to joining Deloitte, Mr. Heeter was a Participating (equity) Principal and Manager with Andersen Worldwide (1984-2002), where he worked on international regulatory and professional matters. He created a service center in Washington DC to support the firm’s partners, offices and clients on non-technical international issues; coordinated a worldwide program to address trade and investment barriers that impede the firm’s worldwide operations; and supported senior partners in their participation in international business and professional organizations.

From 1975-1984, Mr. Heeter was the Director of Trade and International Affaires for the Government Research Corporation, a Washington DC-based public affairs consulting group. At GRC, he worked with major US, European and Japanese multinational companies to help them address US legislative, regulatory and policy matters affecting their international operations. Mr. Heeter also served as the legislative research assistant to two members of Congress, working primarily on international issues.

Mr Heeter is an active member of the US Council for the International Business and chairs its Subcommittee on Services. He is a member of the BIAC Trade Committee and the Task Force on Corporate Governance; the Commission on International Trade and Investment and on Financial Services and Insurance of the International Chamber of Commerce; and the European American Business Council. He serves as a Vice-Chairman of the AICPA-NASBA joint International Qualifications Appraisal Board, and is a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Services and Finance, which advises the US Secretary of Commerce and the US Trade Representative. Mr. Heeter also serves on the Board of Directors of the Executive Council on Diplomacy and of Oakcrest School, an independent, college-preparatory school for girls.

Mr. Heeter holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where his studies focused on international economic policy.

Mr. Heeter is married to Maria Celina Garcia-Robles. The Heeters have five children and reside in Arlington, Virginia.