Shamina Singh, executive vice president of sustainability at Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and the founder and president of the Purchase-based company”™s Center for Inclusive Growth, was appointed to serve as a member of the President”™s Export Council, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce”™s International Trade Administration.
The President”™s Export Council is the Executive Branch”™s primary advisory committee on international trade, offering advice and observations to the president regarding government policies and programs that affect U.S. trade performance. The council provides a forum for discussing and resolving trade-related problems among the business, industrial, agricultural, labor and government sectors.
“I am deeply honored to join the group of esteemed leaders that make up the President”™s Export Council,” Singh said. “From the earliest days of my career, I”™ve gravitated toward work that helps create long-lasting and inclusive prosperity for people and economies in the U.S. and around the world. Through that work, and particularly at Mastercard, I”™ve learned how dialogue between the public and private sector can open bigger doors more widely than many other approaches, and I”™ve seen firsthand the catalytic impact that can result from effective cross-sector partnership. I look forward to bringing this perspective to the Council, serving the Administration and having an opportunity to advance America”™s economic interests across the globe.”
