Don Graves is the director of strategic partnerships for Business Roundtable, where he also serves as the executive director of BusinessLINC®. Previously, Mr. Graves was a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury where he provided guidance and direction on domestic policy issues, wrote speeches for the Secretary, and represented the Department on a number of White House Task Forces. Prior to his position at Treasury, Mr. Graves was an associate in the Washington office of the law firm of Graves & Horton, based in Cleveland. Mr. Graves was also the vice president and director of the Washington Office for the Organization for a New Equality, a 20-year-old, national civil rights organization focusing on issues relating to the economy.

Mr. Graves holds degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Williams College and Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was president of the Student Bar and received the Dean’s Certificate. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Community Reinvestment Fund and the Metropolitan Community Development Corporation, and is a mentor and tutor with the organization For Love of Children in Washington, D.C.