Alan Beebe

Alan Beebe served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) based in Beijing from March 2016 to March 2022. He has nearly thirty years of business experience across Asia, including twenty years in mainland China.

As President, Alan oversaw all advocacy, programs, partnerships and insights provided by the Chamber to support the business growth of nearly 900 foreign corporations operating in China, including most of the U.S. Fortune 500. He led major advocacy efforts related to market access, cybersecurity, structural impediments, implementation of Chinese regulations and laws, U.S. – China commercial relations, and other challenges impacting U.S. business in China.

In 2018, he launched AmCham China’s Technology & Innovation Initiative, focused on the business and policy implications of disruptive digital technologies. In 2020 he launched the Social Impact Initiative, a Chamber-wide effort to support China’s recovery from COVID-19.

Prior to joining AmCham China, Alan held various senior executive positions across Greater China with EY, IBM, and management consulting firms AT Kearney and PRTM. He also led a Beijing based start-up for five years, the China Greentech Initiative, which merged in 2014 with the Paulson Institute, founded by Hank Paulson.

Alan has advised a wide range of corporations and global investors on investing and operating in China. His clients have included global private equity firms, high technology companies, energy related companies, and major Chinese state-owned and private enterprises.

He holds a Master of Arts Degree from Yale University in International Relations and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the U.S. He is fluent in mandarin Chinese. Alan was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska.