John Elink-Schuurman, Vice-Chair

John Elink-Schuurman is Director, Trade & Investment, Americas, for Investment New South Wales (NSW), based at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC.  John is responsible for driving trade and investment outcomes across the defence, aerospace and clean economy industries.

Prior to joining Investment NSW, John worked at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), where he managed the VEDP’s international trade accelerator program, the Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) Program. John also worked on the VEDP’s Business Attraction team, recruiting European companies to locate and expand in Virginia. Before joining the VEDP, John was Principal with PSD Global, an economic development consulting firm, during which he worked on trade & investment projects with IE Singapore, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Japanese Trade Office, (JETRO), Invest in Bogota and the Mexican Ministry of Economy.