Lynn J. Turk: is a Senior Advisor to the U.S. National Center for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) where he advises US CEOs on the APEC Business Advisory Council on regional trade, political and economic issues. He is also the 2009 Senior Fellow at the Pacific Century Institute. Mr. Turk is a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer. His assignments in Europe and Asia focused on political-military and economic issues. Mr. Turk has commercial experience in international trade, counter-trade and unconventional financing with Caterpillar World Trade and was a special advisor on international food trade, as well as speechwriter, for the CEO of Cargill. He has a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. from Fordham University.