Business Council

The Business Council is a members-driven working group that meets quarterly to:

• Address the most pressing issues and opportunities facing the global business community.
• Act as an “ideas incubator” to explore topics for programming and advises Asia Society how to both expand and enhance cutting-edge programming that is both timely and relevant.

Current Representatives

Melissa Curtin
Associate General Counsel, International Regulatory and Government Affairs
AIG

John Fell
Managing Director, Regional Head, Financial and Strategic Investors Group, Americas
Standard Chartered Bank

Mika Hayama
Vice President, Strategic Planning, The Americas
ANA

Shauna Sweeney
Head of Global Industry Marketing
Facebook

Frank J. Brown
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
GA General Atlantic

Yuqiang Xiao
Chairman, U.S. Management Committee, General Manager, New York Branch
ICBC

James von Klemperer
President and Design Principal
KPF

Mark Barnes
Partner-in-Charge, International
KPMG

Michael Park
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company

Noritsuga Odaira
Executive Director Institutional Corporate Marketing
Morgan Stanley

Nathan Stein
Executive Director, Human Resources and Global COO, Diversity and Inclusion
Morgan Stanley

Ashwini Tewari
Country Head (US Operations)
State Bank of India

Aileen Furlong
Managing Director, Specialty Sales
United Airlines

Kay Ikawa
Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Sales
United Airlines

Sharon Pierce
Managing Director, Asia-Pacific Sales – East
United Airlines

Jon Fox
Partner, Global Head of Business Developing and Investor Relations
Varde Partners