David Hamod

David Hamod | President & CEO, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC)

"David Hamod serves NUSACC —an organization fostering trade and investment between the United States and the 22 countries of the Arab world. Hamod was the founder and president of Intercom International Consultants, a Washington-based business consulting firm to U.S. companies, and served on the International Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He was former U.S. Representative of the American Business Council of the Gulf Countries and the Washington-based voice of the American business community in the Arabian Gulf. In 1997, Hamod was honored with a “Patriot of the Expatriates Award” for his commitment to U.S. international business competitiveness. Hamod has worked with the American Chambers of Commerce in Egypt, Lebanon, and Canada; World Federation of Americans Abroad; Small Business Exporters Association; and the Center for International Private Enterprise. He serves on the Middle East Policy Council and American Near East Refugee Aid. Prior to founding Intercom, Hamod worked for the Brookings Institution, IBM, OPIC, and The New York Times. He is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and the University of Iowa."

• Advisory Council, U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy