The Advisory Subcommittee on Strategic Competition with the People’s Republic of China – or the Council on China Competition – provides guidance on advancing the comparative leadership of the United States with respect to China and supporting U.S. innovation and employment through competitive export finance.

2024-2025 EXIM Council on China Competition

Chair

Amb. Paula Dobriansky

Senior Fellow, Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Members

Scott Allen

Former U.S. Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Kirsten Bartok-Touw

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, New Vista Capital

Ian Brzezinski

Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Ed Brzytwa

Vice President, International Trade, Consumer Technology Association

Shawn PM Golhar

Managing Director, Global Head of Policy Advisory Banking (PAB), Barclays

Lars Hickey

Managing Director, Project Finance and International Government Affairs Wabtec

James Hudson

Former U.S. Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Maria Korsnick

President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

Linda Lourie

Senior Advisor, WestExec Advisors

Thomas Matthias

Senior Vice President, Global Trade Finance and Services, Regions Bank

Stephen Ozoigbo

Head of Government Partnerships and Ecosystems, Arm

Ben Richardson

Chief Commercial Officer, Gambit Defense Inc.

Daniel Runde

Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Abdiel Santiago

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Panama’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

Pavneet Singh

CEO, Infobalize; Former Director for International Affairs, National Security Council, National Economic Council

John Strayhorn

President, Global Insurance Services, LLC.

Frank Troise

Founder & CEO, SoHo Advisors

David White

Director of Strategic Resources, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

For more information about the Council on China Competition, email advisory@exim.gov.