Brett T. Palmer is the President of the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA). In this role, Palmer works to foster a healthy environment for small business investing and a strong and profitable lower middle market. Palmer brings years of valuable public policy experience to SBIA. He served in the Executive branch as a Presidential appointee in the Commerce Department as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Legislation. He served in a number of roles in Congress, including as a policy aide for the Speaker of the House. Palmer graduated from Davidson College with a degree in history.