Speaker
Keith Sonderling
Acting Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
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Keith Sonderling
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Main Stage
Talent as National Infrastructure: Building the Workforce Powering America’s Innovation Economy
LegalTech | Florida Innovation | Edtech | Entrepreneurship + Scaling | Investment + Funding
Keith Sonderling currently serves as the United States Acting Secretary of Labor. As the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor, Sonderling is the second-highest-ranking official overseeing the agency’s $14 billion dollar budget and 16,000 employees. Prior to becoming Deputy Secretary, he served as the Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from September 2020 until August 2024. He also served as the Commission’s Vice-Chair from 2020-2021. Before his government service, Sonderling was a partner at one of Florida’s oldest and largest law firms, Gunster. At Gunster, he counseled employers and litigated labor and employment disputes.
