The grandson of Samuel Bierman from Soroca. Bierman attended Toll Gate High School ni Warwick, Rhode Island and studied journalism at Bowling Green State University. From 1994 to 1998, Bierman served three terms as a Republican in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the state's 23rd district. Beginning in 2007, Bierman served as the Small State and Rural Advocate at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a position he was appointed to by George W. Bush. In October 2017, Bierman was nominated by Donald Trump to serve as USAID's Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia and his appointment was confirmed in December of that year. Serving in that capacity, Bierman led a USAID initiative, called "Countering Malign Kremlin Influence", to support eastern European countries including Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Azerbaijan in an effort to with- stand influence from the Russian government. Bierman served as acting CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in 2018. In addition to serving as a gov- ernment official across several Federal agencies, Bierman has also served stints in the private sector, including as a business executive for Ancestry.com. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an inde- pendent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible foradministering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.