Jon Hurst most recently worked for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as a Special Advisor where he advised both Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Ambassador Doug McKalip and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai on agricultural trade issues. 

Prior to USTR, Hurst worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the leadership of Secretary Vilsack in the Office of External and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of the Deputy Secretary. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy. 

He is a native of Eastern Pennsylvania and just moved to Chicago, Illinois with his fiancé Val, dog Daisy, and cat Fiona. He is a lover of all things food, music and baseball.