Juanita Duggan is the founder of CLARIFYD, providing clients with clarity and solutions for complex policy problems. Most recently, Juanita was President and CEO of the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy group. A native of Alabama, Juanita has served at the helm of multiple, high-profile trade associations and in the White House during both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. Juanita was the first woman to serve as President and CEO of NFIB, as well as the first woman to lead the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the American Forest & Paper Association, and the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America. She held leading roles as a lobbyist at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, the National Food Processors Association, and for Philip Morris Companies, Inc.