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Stephanie Ferguson Melhorn is the Senior Director of Workforce & International Labor Policy with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Melhorn’s portfolio comprises unemployment insurance and international labor policy. Additionally, she directs the U.S. Chamber's data center initiative. In this role, Melhorn keeps the Chamber's members and audience informed about the current state of the workforce.

Her work on the labor shortage has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Associated Press. Melhorn is a staunch advocate for unemployment insurance modernization and serves on the U.S. employer delegation to the International Labor Conference.

Melhorn began her career working for Senator Dean Heller and subsequently worked on the public policy team at Amazon. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish Language & Literature as well as her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Nevada.