Ted Dean

Ted Dean is China practice co-lead and partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. Most recently, he served as principal adviser on international affairs to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. In this role, Dean traveled with the secretary across four continents, advised on China policy, coordinated Commerce Department activities in the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, led the relaunch of the U.S.-India CEO Forum and provided guidance on all the secretary’s international engagements. Previously, Dean served in the Obama administration as deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary in the Department of Commerce. In those roles, he worked on issues at the intersection of trade, technology and privacy policy. Earlier in his career, Ted spent 16 years in China, where he led a strategy consulting firm. While living there, he also served as chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce.