Kristin E. Paulson

Chair, Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce

Singapore

Ms. Kristin Paulson is the current Chair of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce, which is the umbrella organization of American Chambers of Commerce, numbering 27 AmChams in 21 economies in the Asia Pacific region. Kristin also serves on the Board of Governors of AmCham Singapore, and was the Chairman of that organization from 2003-2005.

Ms. Paulson has recently formed KPaulson Associates, a government relations consulting business based in Singapore. She provides representation for clients who are interested in business development, market access and regulatory monitoring in SE Asia and India. Kristin was President for South Asia Pacific for United Technologies (UTC) International Operations from 2002-2009.

In Singapore, Kristin also currently serves on the Board of AmCham Singapore, and on the Council of the Singapore Business Federation, as AmCham’s representative. She is a Board Member of Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA.) She is also on the Board of the Food From the Heart charity organization

Before to coming to Singapore, she worked as Manager for Congressional Affairs in UTC’s Washington office where she was actively engaged in international trade and tax legislative affairs. Prior to UTC, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Congressional Affairs, and was the Director of Congressional Affairs for the International Trade Administration.

Kristin holds a bachelors degree in International Studies from Miami University of Ohio, and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.