Alexander C. Feldman

Alexander C. Feldman

Alexander Feldman with former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger
President and CEO, US-ASEAN Business Council
In office
June 2009 – Present
Assistant Secretary of State for International Information Programs
In office
June 2004 – September 2006
Personal details
Born 1967 (age 48–49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality United States
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Emily L.M. Feldman, since June 2011
Residence Washington, DC
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Website http://www.usasean.org/about/staff/alexander-feldman

Alexander Feldman is a former Washington government official and current President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, a position he has held since 2009.

ACE Chairman Evan Greenberg (Left), Alexander Feldman (Center) and Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak (Right)
USABC President & CEO Alex Feldman meets Myanmar President U Thein Sein on the Council's third business mission to Myanmar

Early Life and Education

Feldman was born in 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.[1] Feldman's interest in Asia was influenced by his mother, who was one of the first Americans in 1979 to tour China. During his time at the University, Feldman got the chance to go to Singapore as a summer research analyst for an investment bank, where he co-wrote a report on how the growth of air cargo in Asia benefited Singapore Airlines.[2]

Career

Upon graduation, Feldman started working as Special Assistant to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy during the George H. W. Bush administration. After the President's term was up, he traveled to Hong Kong and began his media career by working for Star TV, an Asian TV service that broadcast to over 59 countries and was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. During his tenure, the company grew from 5 channels in 2 languages to 38 channels in 8 languages. He later went on to work for MTV Asia as Director for Network Development and helped launch their radio business in Asia. After a stint as an entrepreneur, he joined CNBC Asia as Vice President for Affiliate Sales and while there helped create the MGM movie channel for greater China and Southeast Asia.[3] He also founded B2BCast.com, a web-casting company, headquartered in Singapore and focused on Asia. From 2004 to 2008 Feldman served in the U.S Department of State and Department of Commerce. Under the leadership of Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, he led the Bureau of International Information Programs, held the rank of United States Assistant Secretary of State with responsibility for public diplomacy. In this role, he introduced business metrics and interactive media strategies to improve United State's image overseas. Feldman also served as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and in that position, launched an innovative program combining traditional media buys and digital media to promote opportunities for study in American universities for Asian students.[4]

Honors

Feldman is a recipient of the 2007 U.S Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award for his work on marketing American higher education in China.[5] Feldman is a life-member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a 2005 British American Project Fellow and a 2013 Eisenhower Fellow in Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand with a focus on the strategic cross – border relationships which exist in Southeast Asia as they specifically relate to the creation of an ASEAN identity for the people of the region.[6]

Press Coverage

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usasean.org/about/staff/alexander-feldman
  2. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/23/AR2009082302465.html
  3. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/23/AR2009082302465.html
  4. ↑ http://www.odysseymediagroup.com/nan/Editorial-People.asp?ReportID=352586
  5. ↑ https://www.fels.upenn.edu/event/fox-leadership-lunch-alexander-feldman-president-us-asean-business-council
  6. ↑ http://www.efworld.org/programs/2013_USA_Fellows.php
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