Randa Fahmy Hudome
Randa Fahmy Hudome is a recognized expert in both the energy sector and Middle East affairs. She has two decades of experience in international relations, including service in both the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government, as well as in the private sector.
Currently the President of Fahmy Hudome International (FHI) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Hudome specializes in international trade and the energy sector. FHI provides strategy consulting services to Fortune 500 companies in the energy, engineering, and construction sector; as well as private sector investment firms; multinational corporations; foreign governments; education institutions; and non-profit organizations.
Prior to founding FHI, Randa served as the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy in the Bush Administration. Acting as the representative to the International Energy Agency for the Department Of Energy (DOE), she helped coordinate strategy for international oil emergencies. Ms. Hudome was the point person at DOE for increased advocacy on behalf of American energy companies seeking business around the world.
She also was Foreign Policy Counselor to Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) where she was instrumental in shaping legislation affecting U.S. interests abroad.
Previously, Ms. Hudome served as the congressional liaison for the National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA), the premier lobbying organization of the Arab American community, devoted to promoting peace and stability in the Middle East.
Routinely invited as an authority on the political situation in the Middle East her audiences have included Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya — the two biggest Middle East TV networks.
Recently Ms. Hudome authored a Wall Street Journal opinion editorial entitled "Hidden Assets," which calls upon the U.S. Government to tap the talents of the Arab and Muslim American community in the global war on terror.
Randa's credentials include a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and extensive experience as an associate attorney at the New York law firm of Willkie, Farr and Gallagher, where she specialized in the areas of communications, international trade, and corporate litigation. She actively maintains bar memberships in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of International Trade.
Her professional board memberships have included: Chairperson of the Maryland Commission for Women, The United States Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, United States Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board, One Global Economy, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights; the National Arab American Museum, Rene Mowad Foundation, ANERA: American Near East Refugee Aid. She is also a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and the National Foreign Trade Council.