Adam Sitkoff, AmCham Hanoi
Adam Sitkoff was appointed by the APCAC Chair as the Executive Director and Secretariat in March of 2011. He is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the organization and for facilitating communication among the APCAC membership and stakeholders.
Mr. Sitkoff concurrently serves as the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Hanoi, a position he has held since 2001. As the chief executive of the AmCham, Mr. Sitkoff is responsible for coordinating activities and strategies that promote trade and investment between the United States and Vietnam.
Mr. Sitkoff has expanded the Chamber’s profile on many critical issues impacting American business in Vietnam and he has grown the Chamber into a vibrant organization that plays a key role in the commercial life of Vietnam. Mr. Sitkoff is the liaison between the committees that serve as the core of Chamber activities and is also a member of the National Board of Governors. He is a frequent speaker on a broad range of issues relating to international business and trade policy. Mr. Sitkoff also publishes numerous online and print publications and regularly meets with international executives to identify and discuss business issues and strategy.
Before relocating to Hanoi, Mr. Sitkoff was co-founder of infohaze.com, a San Francisco startup designed to provide a complete privacy solution for individuals online. He spent most of the 1990’s in Washington, DC, holding several positions in the Clinton Administration and he has served as an adviser to a number of companies on international business strategies.
In Vietnam, Mr. Sitkoff founded a “Good-for-Business” program to raise awareness of the need for integrating people with disabilities into the workforce. He also founded and operates the AmCham Scholars program that rewards outstanding undergraduate students in Vietnam who demonstrate leadership through academic performance, community involvement, extracurricular activities, and good character.
Mr. Sitkoff earned a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; a Certificate in the Program on Economics and Politics of European Integration from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands; and a M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii.