Sean Stein

Sean Stein is the president of the U.S.-China Business Council. He most recently served as the board chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and is the chair emeritus of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He also co-chaired the China Public Policy Practice at Covington and Burling, where he advised international businesses on political risk, public affairs, communications, and U.S. and China government relations. He regularly assisted companies to resolve acute or long-term issues in China and to navigate challenges caused by conflicting U.S. and Chinese policies and perceptions. Stein previously served for nearly three decades as a U.S. diplomat, including as consul general in Shenyang and Shanghai. He also served on the China desk at the State Department, at the former consulate general in Chengdu and in other positions around the Indo-Pacific. Stein speaks Mandarin and Indonesian and is a graduate of Georgetown University.