Steven Okun

Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce Singapore

Vice President for Public Affairs, United Parcel Service (UPS)

Steven R. Okun serves as Chairman of AmCham Singapore. One of the leading business chambers in Asia, AmCham Singapore represents over 500 companies with more then US$25 billion of investments in Singapore and the region.

Mr. Okun has served on the Board of Governors of AmCham since 2006, and was elected Chairman in 2008.
Mr. Okun is also Vice President for Public Affairs for UPS in Asia Pacific. In this capacity since 2003, Mr. Okun focuses on matters concerning international aviation and trade, logistics as well as on competition matters. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Okun worked in the Washington, DC office of UPS where he focused on international matters relating to aviation and trade.

Over the years, Mr. Okun has a leadership role on UPS' community initiatives throughout Asia, and also assists non-governmental organizations in Laos and Cambodia.

In recognition for his work in China, Mr. Okun was selected as an inaugural fellow of the Young Leader's Forum of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and was the first co-chair of the Boao Forum for Asia's 21st Century Leaders program.

Mr. Okun served in the Administration of President Bill Clinton at the Department of Transportation from 1994 to 1999. At the Department, he served as Deputy General Counsel and Aviation Advisor to the Secretary and later as Executive Director of the Secretary of Transportation's Task Force on Assistance to Families of Aviation Disasters. In May 1999, Secretary Slater presented Mr. Okun the Secretary's Award for Special Service Commendation.

A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Okun is a graduate of the University of Virginia (1988) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1991).