|
Clyde V. Prestowitz, Jr. - President |
|
|
|
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Globalization, Asia, Technology Policy, Business Strategy, Foreign Policy
Clyde Prestowitz is founder and President of the Economic Strategy
Institute. His leadership has propelled ESI into an important role in the public policy process, influencing and often defining the terms of the debate in the areas of
international trade policy, economic competitiveness, and the effects of
globalization. Mr. Prestowitz has played key roles in achieving congressional passage of NAFTA and in shaping the final content of the Uruguay Round, as well as providing the intellectual basis for current U.S. trade policies toward Japan, China, and Korea.
Prior to founding ESI, Mr. Prestowitz served as counselor to the
Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan Administration. There, he led many
U.S. trade and investment negotiations with Japan, China, Latin
America, and Europe. Before joining the Commerce Department, he was a
senior businessman in the United States, Europe, Japan, and throughout
Asia and Latin America. He has served as vice chairman of the
President's Committee on Trade and Investment in the Pacific and sits
on the Intel Policy Advisory Board and the U.S. Export-Import Bank Advisory Board.
Clyde Prestowitz regularly writes for leading publications, including
the New York Times, the Washington Post, Fortune, and Foreign Affairs. He is the
author of the best-selling book on U.S.-Japan relations, Trading
Places, and co-author and editor of several other books on
international trade and business strategy including Asia After the
Miracle; Powernomics; Bit by Bit; The New North American Trade
Order; and Rogue Nation. His latest book, Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East, deals with the economic rise of Asia and the upcoming rebalancing of the world economic order, and its impact on the United States..
Mr. Prestowitz has a B.A. with honors from Swarthmore College; an M.A.
in East-West Policies and Economics from the East-West Center of the
University of Hawaii; and an M.B.A. from the Wharton Graduate School of
Business. He also studied at Keio University in Tokyo. He is fluent in
Japanese, Dutch, German, and French.
Email Address:
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Phone: 202.965.9485
|
About Us