Washington: US President Joe Biden has named two Indian-Americans - Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council - to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
The Advisory Committee, which offers general policy guidance to the United States Trade Representative on issues relating to the establishment, implementation, and administration of US trade policy, was to receive 14 new members, as stated by Biden.
The White House stated that some of these include negotiating goals and bargaining positions prior to entering into trade agreements, the effect of their implementation, questions pertaining to how any trade agreement will function once it has been signed, and other issues arising in connection with the creation, administration, and implementation of American trade policy.
Revathi Advaithi is CEO of Flex, “the global manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products to improve the world". Since assuming the role in 2019, Advaithi has been responsible for architecting the company’s strategic direction and leading Flex through a transformation that is defining a new era in manufacturing, the White House said.
Manish Bapna is president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC), which has been behind many of the most significant environmental milestones of the last half century - from the creation of bedrock environmental laws, to landmark legal victories, and foundational research, the White House said.
With his leadership positions over the course of his 25-year career, Bapna has worked to provide equitable, long-lasting, and scalable solutions to the problems of poverty and climate change. Most recently, he worked for more than 14 years as the World Resources Institute's Executive Vice President and Managing Director, a research group that focuses on the relationship between the environment and human development.