He served as assistant secretary for export enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security in the Biden administration.

[1][2][3][4] Axelrod holds a BA from Amherst College and a JD from Yale Law School.

[5] Axelrod was a partner at Linklaters from March 2017 to December 2020.

He joined the U.S. Justice Department as a senior counselor in January 2021.

The Biden administration nominated Axelrod as assistant secretary for export enforcement in August 2021.