Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty REPRepublican

United States Senator

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Bill HagertyREPRepublican United States Senator
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William Francis Hagerty IV (HAG-ər-tee; born August 14, 1959) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump. Hagerty worked as an economic advisor and White House fellow under President George H. W. Bush. He then began a career in private equity. Hagerty is the co-founder of Hagerty Peterson & Company, a private equity investment firm; he is a former managing director of the firm. From 2011 to 2014, Hagerty served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. He led a successful effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Nashville. President Donald Trump nominated Hagerty to serve as U.S. ambassador to Japan on March 27, 2017; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 13, 2017, in an 86–12 vote. Hagerty was sworn in as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan on July 27, 2017; he resigned in July 2019 to run for the U.S. Senate. Hagerty ran in the 2020 election for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Lamar Alexander.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Vanderbilt University
Madisonville North Hopkins High School
Vanderbilt University Law School
Past Positions1 - 23 of 23
Senator
United States Senate, Tennessee
2021 - Current
Ambassador to Japan
United States Department of State
2017 - 2019
Advisory Board Member
Hall Capital
2016 - 2017
Co-Founder
Hagerty Peterson & Company, Limited Liability Company
1997 - 2017
Director
Pinnacle Bank
2015 - 2017
Director
RenaissanceRe
2015 - 2017
Director, Audit Committee Member
Ryman Hospitality Properties
2016 - 2017
Director, Governance Committee Chair
R.J. O’Brien
2010 - 2017
Member and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
State of Tennessee
2011 - 2015
Director
Compensation Committee Chair, Houghton, Mifflin Harcourt
2010 - 2013
Transition Planning Team
John McCain's Presidential Campaign
2008
Venture Capital
Trident Capital, Limited Partnership
1993 - 1994
White House Fellow
White House Staff
1991 - 1993
International Management Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
1984 - 1991
Board of Directors
R.J. O'Brien
Former Chief Executive Officer
ALAM Limited
Former Staff
Vice President of the United States
Founder
Hagerty Paterson, Limited Liability Company, Merchant Bank/Private Equity Firm, leave
Former Administrator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Former Executive
CyMed
Former Executive
Sound Advice
Former Executive
Powerway Incorporated
Former Executive
NEW Customer Services Company
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Director of Presidential Appointments
2016 Presidential Transition Team
2016 - 2017
Member
Executive Committee, Middle Tennessee Boy Scout of America
2011 - 2017
Organizer
Nashville Major League Soccer Organizing Committee
2016 - 2017
Trustee
Cheekwood
2004 - 2017
Chairman of Executive Board
National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
1997 - 2010
Member, Regional Selection Panel Chair
President’s Commission on White House Fellowships
1997 - 2009
Former Member
President's Council on Competitiveness
Former Volunteer National Finance Chair
Romney for President Campaign
Former Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Former Member
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Former Member
Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
Former Member
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
Member
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs
Member
U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Member
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Member
the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration
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