Staff

Keith Krach

Keith Krach currently serves as the Chairman of Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, and Co-Chairman of the nonpartisan Global Tech Security Commission. He most recently served as Under Secretary of State leading America’s economic diplomacy and having the rare distinction of being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

As the nation’s top economic diplomat, Krach led the development of the bipartisan Global Economic Security Strategy; built the Clean Network Alliance of Democracies–defeated CCP’s 5G masterplan; spearheaded the TSMC onshoring in which resulted in $350B investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing; primary architect for the bipartisan $280B CHIPS and Science Act; drove divestment in CCP companies to protect investors from unknowingly funding CCP military; championed the human rights by mobilizing action against CCP’s genocide in Xinjiang; and bolstered U.S.-Taiwan ties as the highest-ranking State Department official to visit in 41 years. As a result, Krach and his family were sanctioned by the CCP.

Krach served as DocuSign Chairman & CEO for 10 years; Ariba co-founder, Chairman & CEO; Chairman of Purdue’s Board of Trustees; Angie’s List Board Chairman; founder of the Global Mentor Network; 2000 E&Y National Entrepreneur of the Year, 2019 Harvard Business School Leader of the Year and youngest-ever Vice President of GM. Krach holds a B.S. and Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from Purdue, and MBA from Harvard.

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Mr. Hammond-Chambers was born and raised in Scotland before emigrating to the United States in 1987 and earning a Bachelor of Arts degree at Denison University. As a new graduate in 1991, he worked for Advanced Telecommunication Corporation (ATC), managing a variety of clients with business interests in the Caribbean and Latin America.

In April 1993, he joined The Center for Security Policy, a defense and foreign policy think tank in Washington, D.C., as the Associate for Development. The Center accomplishes its goals by stimulating and informing national and international policy debates, particularly those involving regional, defense, economic, financial, and technology developments that bear upon the security of the United States.

He began working for the US-Taiwan Business Council in October 1994. In March of 1998, he was promoted to Vice President of the Council with additional responsibilities for office management, oversight of the staff, financial bookkeeping and a clear mandate to build out the Council’s member/client base.

Mr. Hammond-Chambers was elected President of the Council in November 2000. As the trade relationship between the United States, Taiwan and China continues to evolve, he has worked to develop the Council’s role as a strategic partner to its members, with the continuing goal of positioning the Council as a leader in empowering American companies in Asia through value and excellence.

Mr. Hammond-Chambers is also the Managing Director, Taiwan for Bower Group Asia – a strategic consultancy focused on designing winning strategies for companies. He is also responsible for Bower Group Asia’s defense and security practice.

He sits on the Board of The Project 2049 Institute. He is a Trustee of Friends of Fettes College, and is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. He has two daughters.

Background

1994 to present – US-Taiwan Business Council
2012 to present – BowerGroupAsia
1993 – Center for Security Policy
1991 – Advanced Telecommunications Corporation

Education

1991 – Bachelor of Arts in History & Religion from Denison University, Ohio
1986 – Fettes College, Scotland

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Lotta Danielsson

Lotta Danielsson is the Vice President of the US-Taiwan Business Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the trade and commercial relationship between the United States and Taiwan. She is also a Nonresident Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research.

Lotta is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Council. Her work includes membership retention and development, research on current Taiwan policy issues, and research to identify the needs of U.S. businesses in Taiwan. She oversees all member products and services, and manages the development of new value-added membership services. She also oversees all events and conferences, and she has planned the annual U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference – which serves as an important platform for bilateral dialogue on Taiwan’s national security and defense needs – since its inception in 2002. In addition, Lotta supervises responses to member requests, prepares press releases, manages websites and social media, and acts as the Council editor. She has served as Vice President since 2003, when she was promoted from Director of Corporate Affairs, a position she had held since joining the Council in 2000.

As a student in the three-year International MBA program (Chinese Track) at the University of South Carolina, Lotta spent 19 months studying Mandarin Chinese in Taipei, Taiwan and in Beijing, China. She was a consultant and marketer for the Beijing Sun-King Paper Company, where she worked with the management team to develop new marketing and administrative strategies and to launch a new paper brand into the Beijing market. Prior to entering the MBA program, she was Laboratory Director at New South Associates in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Lotta also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Georgia State University. She has lived, studied, and worked in Asia, Europe, and North America, and is a native level speaker of Swedish and English.

Background

2000 to present – US-Taiwan Business Council
2024 to present – National Bureau of Asian Research
1999 – Beijing Sun-King Paper Company, Ltd.
1993-1997 – New South Associates, Inc.

Education

2000 – International MBA/Master of International Business Studies (Chinese Track) from the University of South Carolina
1993 – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Georgia State University

Ethan Huang

Ethan Huang, a Taiwanese-American born in the United States, joined the US-Taiwan Business Council as Staff Assistant in August 2024. Ethan previously served as an intern with the Council in the summer of 2023, and assisted staff behind the scenes at the 2023 US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.

In his role as Staff Assistant, Ethan provides comprehensive support to the Council’s staff and to its members, serving as a special assistant to the President. His duties include managing vendor relations, acting as the primary point of contact for incoming Council communications, conducting research, coordinating logistics, and handling clerical responsibilities. He also helps produce and disseminate Council information products.

With deep familial ties to Taiwan and a lifelong connection to the island, Ethan is proficient in Chinese and possesses a nuanced understanding of Taiwan’s culture. His professional interests lie in international security, diplomacy, and defense. Ethan is an alum of Bates College, where he earned a B.A. in Politics with a concentration in philosophy, literary, and legal studies, alongside a minor in Anthropology.