Sylvia Chen
TE Talks
Fun Fact:
I learned to shuck oysters when I was five.
Sylvia is an independent policy advisor in Berlin, advising international businesses on diverse trade policy questions. In 2019-2020, she was one of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship recipients, for which she examined the transatlantic dimension of China trade matters while working at the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and Bosch GmbH. Before moving to Germany, she worked as a trade attorney in a law firm in Washington, DC. Her practice focused extensively on antidumping and countervailing duty cases, US trade policy developments, and customs matters.
Who do you look up to in the trade world and why? We would love to know the women trade expert that inspire you!
Ambassador Katherine Tai - she is extremely competent, hardworking, and, at the same time, very kind.
In a couple of lines, share with us what inspires you to be part of the TradeExperettes community. Or What is your favorite thing about your career?
I joined my first instigators’ meeting more than a year ago and found that the women are welcoming and supportive. I instantly felt like I was instantly a member of the community within seconds of the meeting.