Arthur J. Rothkopf serves as senior vice president and counselor to the president of the U.S. Chamber and is responsible for the Chamber's Education and Workforce initiative. Rothkopf is a member of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education established by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Before joining the Chamber, Rothkopf served as president of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, was secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and was a senior partner in the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson.
 
As part of the Education and Workforce initiative, Rothkopf oversees the Institute for a  Competitive Workforce (ICW), a 501(c)3 affiliate of the U.S. Chamber. ICW works to ensure that businesses have access-today and tomorrow-to an educated and skilled workforce. Through policy initiatives, business outreach, and a strong grassroots network, ICW finds solutions to preserve the American workforce as this country's greatest business asset and its strongest resource.