Andrew Friendly

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ABOUT ANDREW FRIENDLY

Andrew leads Autodesk\'s Government Affairs and Public Policy global team and outside consultants and lobbyists to advance engagement with governments. He also co-leads the company\'s global Crisis Management Team.Andrew serves on the board of the Business Council for International Understanding at Advanced Technology Ventures, Andrew focused on investments in clean technology companies in the firm’s Waltham, MA office. He represented the firm on the boards of AltaRock Energy and Solar Junction, and was an observer on the boards of Rive Technology and Oasys Water.Andrew was a Director at Idealab in Pasadena, CA, where he evaluated energy and clean technologies for possible investment and company creation. He played an active role with Idealab companies, serving on boards, assisting with strategy, developing partner and customer relationships, and securing venture capital. Andrew also spent five years at The White House in a variety of positions including Personal Aide to President Clinton and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for the Americas where he worked with Congress to design trade legislation and assisted U.S. companies in gaining access to Latin American markets. Andrew holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. from Middlebury College.