Global Strategies

Assistance in International Investment and Trade

The accelerating trade and investment flows of the global economy offer unparalleled opportunities to firms and organizations able to effectively operate in this rapidly changing environment. This is especially true for China and the East Asian economies, as U.S. firms invest and outsource in this dynamic area. With over two decades of international experience, focused especially in China and East Asia, Global Strategies offers assistance, on an advisory or project basis, to corporations, executives and public sector organizations to effectively meet the challenges of globalization through market/investment assessment and evaluation, cross cultural business training and coaching and international promotion and marketing.

ASSISTANCE

	Market/Investment Assessment and Evaluation Investment
	Location Assistance and Incentive Negotiation in China
	Cross Cultural Executive Coaching
	Corporate Training Programs Ranging From General "Doing Business in China: A Cross Cultural Perspective" to Issue-focused Programs such as "Negotiating with China"
	Developing a Tailored International Marketing Program
	International Promotion and Outreach Programs in the United States
	Corporate Strategy EXPERIENCE
	Consultant to major U.S. corporations in export sales, foreign investment, joint ventures and technology transfer.
	Cross cultural training and coaching for a range of Fortune 500 corporations on business issues for China, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan
	Developed and managed "Global New York" the most comprehensive state trade and export assistance program in the United States.
	Consultant to a major Asian government in evaluation and redesign of their U.S. investment attraction effort.
	Development of an Asia strategy for a $15 billion American funds management company.
	Retained by an Asian government to design/coordinate long term marketing and outreach efforts to the U.S. business community.
	Assisted the Japanese government in the formation and implementation of New York Asia Trade Forum, to coordinate trade efforts of Asian governments in the U.S.
	Retained by the provincial government of China's most developed province as advisor on foreign investment attraction and promotion.
	Designed and coordinated investor outreach and promotion program for one of China's most active high technology investment zones BACKGROUND The principal of Global Strategies, R. Barry Spaulding, has spent his professional career as an international banking executive, international consultant and appointed public official for New York State. Educated in Asian Studies at the University of California and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mr. Spaulding received his Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University School of International Affairs with an emphasis on Economic Development and International Finance. Trained on Wall Street in international banking, he joined the First National Bank of Chicago, the first American bank in China, in 1980. Resident in Beijing from 1982-83, he managed the representative office for First Chicago there. In 1983, he joined Chase Manhattan Bank as Vice President in charge of the bank's New York China Group, responsible for all commercial, trade and correspondent banking activities with the People's Republic of China. In addition, the China Group acted in a consulting and advisory capacity for a number of Fortune 500 firms and was directly involved in negotiations for many of the early U.S. joint venture investments in China. In 1988, Mr. Spaulding was appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo as Deputy Commissioner-International Commerce for the State of New York, in charge of the state's international division which managed the state's international business assistance efforts, global investment promotion programs, worldwide state/regional partnership programs and management of the state's nine overseas offices. With offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong, New York State was active in economic development programs with Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and, in 1989, established a friendship state arrangement with Jiangsu Province, China. As Deputy Commissioner- International Commerce, his public sector experience includes development and management of nine overseas offices and trade promotion efforts, export assistance, export finance and investment attraction programs for New York State, which were perceived as among the most effective and innovative in the United States. In 1995, Mr. Spaulding established Global Strategies, to provide consulting, advisory services and cross cultural training and coaching to business and public sector entities in the United States and overseas. A Mandarin speaker, Mr.Spaulding has also written and spoken extensively on various aspects of Chinese and Asian business affairs as well as international business in general.