About AAIP - The American Association of the Indo-Pacific

About AAIP

MISSION STATEMENT

Strengthening American business and investment in the Indo-Pacific

Board of Directors

AAIP is governed by a board of directors which is elected from the AAIP membership. The board meets regularly to monitor and evaluate the impact of AAIP’s work and operations. The members listed here are serving as interim board members until a full board of directors is elected in mid-2022.

Jason Bajaj

The Osiris Group, Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner

Jenny Cosco

London Stock Exchange Group, Global Head of Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy

Matthew Creedon

Lynk Global, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships

Advisory Board

The AAIP Advisory Board is a small group of highly-respected American business leaders, policy experts, and former diplomats who bring their unique experience forward to assist AAIP in its mission of advancing the competitiveness of American commerce in the Indo-Pacific region.

Ambassador Kurt Tong

Partner, The Asia Group

Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Ambassador Clifford A. Hart, Jr.

Senior Advisor, Bower Group Asia

Barbara Weisel

Managing Director, Rock Creek Global Advisors

Rebecca Terner Lentchner

Senior Government Affairs Advisor

Brian Pomper

Partner, Akin Gump

Ambassador John Veroneau

Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling

Management

AAIP’s management is directed by a team of hired professionals with decades of business, policy, and government relations experience in the Indo-Pacific region.

Jackson Cox

Interim President

Steven Okun

Head of External Relations

Khalil Hegarty

Senior Policy Advisor

Daniel Bellefleur

Senior Policy Advisor

Governance

AAIP is legally registered in the United States, State of Delaware, as a 501c6 non-profit corporation.

AAIP Business Certificate AAIP Bylaws

American Business in the Indo-Pacific

The impact of American business and investment in the Indo-Pacific is tremendous. Defined by high ethical standards and cutting-edge innovation, American business is playing a vital role in the economic growth and transformation across the region. Here are some current numbers that underscore why the Indo-Pacific region matters to American business: