Kenneth Cutshaw is an American

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and businessman. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Department in the Administration of President

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and a Chief of Staff in the Commerce Department for the Administration of

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Early life and education

Born and raised in rural East Tennessee, in the county of Sevier and at the foothills of the

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, Cutshaw completed his elementary and high school at the Sevier County school system. Cutshaw holds a

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from

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; a J.D. and B.A from the

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; and executive business certificates from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and

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Career

Teaching

Cutshaw was a founder of a post-Soviet private university (Georgian American University) in the Country of Georgia, where he served as its first law dean. He has been an

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, Duke University and

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teaching

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and global business.

Legal

Cutshaw was a partner of the

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law firm, where his practice focused on international transactions. He was the legal counsel for the 1982 World Exposition. He is a member of the legal bars in

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and

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. He is also a member of the

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, Inter-Pacific Bar Association and Indian National Bar Association.

US Government

Cutshaw was a key participant in the international development of export control policies after the dissolution of the

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while working as an appointed Senior Executive with the USA Government. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Department serving in the Administration of President

and a Chief of Staff in Commerce Department for the Administration of President

. He was appointed a diplomat under the Vienna Convention as the

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for India in the U.S.

Business

Cutshaw is the former CEO and President of ''Garden City Group'' (GCG), a legal settlement distributor. He was the President and Chief Legal Officer of Quiznos Restaurants where he secured the largest franchise transaction in history by unit count by executing a franchisee agreement in China. He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Church’s Chicken Restaurants. He also served as CEO of ''Global Network Growth, Inc''., a hospitality industry adviser and a Partner with ''FBE Ventures'', a restaurant investment group in Malaysia. He co-founded two restaurant groups, Cheers Restaurants and Red, Hot & Blue BBQ.

NGO leadership

Cutshaw was the Chairman, President and Board Member of the ''American Council of Young Political Leaders'' for over 25 years and he currently serves on the Board and in leadership for the

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Books

Cutshaw has published three books by Thomson Reuters West: They include * ''Doing Business in India'' * ''Doing Business in China'' * ''Doing Business in Russia''

Personal life

Cutshaw is married with three children and resides in

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References

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