Bruce Bowers is a senior public policy advisor in the Atlanta office of Baker Donelson. Bruce works with Firm clients on legislative, regulatory and procurement matters at all levels of state and local government in Georgia. He also works with Baker Donelson professionals in other states to provide similar services within the Firm's geographic footprint. He previously served as a senior advisor to the transition team of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.

From 1996 to 2001, Bruce served in several executive roles with Beaulieu of America, Inc., the world’s largest family-owned carpet manufacturer, with revenues of $2 billion. He joined the company in 1996 as general counsel. In addition to managing the legal matters of the company and its family-owners, Bruce was responsible for managing other family investments, including their extensive real estate holdings.

In addition to his duties as general counsel, in 1999 Bruce was named Executive Vice President, Administration. In this position, he was responsible for Beaulieu's human resources department, which managed the company's 12,500 employees located in 12 countries and 50 states. Bruce also managed the company's benefits planning, risk management, compliance, safety, training and public affairs departments.

Bruce previously worked in the Atlanta office of Stephens Inc., a privately-held investment banking firm, where he was an investment banker specializing in public finance and securities matters.