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The National Center for APEC is a member-driven business organization focused exclusively on facilitating American private sector input to the APEC process.

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The National Center for APEC is the official link between U.S. business and APEC, providing direct input into the APEC process.

APEC 2011 USA

Last year the United States hosted APEC. The National Center for APEC served as the secretariat to the APEC 2011 USA Host Committee, which coordinated private sector engagement in the APEC process.

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Past U.S. ABAC Representatives

1996:Frank Shrontz, then-Chairman and CEO, The Boeing Co. (Named in May, 1996)
1996-1997:Robert Denham, then-Chairman, Salomon, Inc. (Named in May, 1996)
1996-1998:Susan Corrales-Diaz, President and CEO, Systems Integrated (Named in May, 1996)
1997-1999:John F. Smith, Jr., Chairman and then-CEO, General Motors (named in February, 1997)
1998-1999:J. Gary Burkhead, then-Vice Chairman, FMR Corp. (Named in May, 1998)
1999-2003:Paul Song, President and CEO, Noetix (Named in July, 1999)
2000-2003:Ernest S. Micek, Chairman (Retired) Cargill, Inc. (Named in February, 2000)
2000-2003:Sy Sternberg, Chairman, President and CEO, New York Life Insurance Company (Named in February, 2000)
2003-2005:Gary G. Benanav, Chairman and CEO, New York Life Insurance Company (Named in January, 2003)
2003-2005:Robert Prieto, Senior Vice President, Fluor Corporation (Named January 2003)
2003-2007:Michael L.Ducker, President, International, FedEx Express (Named January 2003)
2006-2008:Spencer H. Kim, CBOL Corporation
2006-2008:Michael J. Phillips, Russell Investments
2007-2009:Nick Reilly, then President of International Operations, General Motors
2009-2011 Peter Scher, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase