Brussels Forum Session: The Odesa Debate Part I: The World’s Largest Construction Project: Private-Sector Stakes and Perspectives
Andy Hunder is president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, representing more than 600 US and international investors and corporate members. Hunder serves on the Supervisory Board of Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman Council, and is a member of the National Reform, National Investment, and Anti-Corruption Councils.
Hunder served previously as treasurer of AmChams in Europe, the umbrella organization for American Chambers of Commerce in 43 countries throughout Europe, accounting for more than $1.1 trillion in investment on both sides of the Atlantic. He headed the public relations department at Ukrainian Mobile Communications (now Vodafone Ukraine) and subsequently was external affairs and communications director at GlaxoSmithKline with responsibility for Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
From 2010 to 2015, Hunder served as director of the Ukrainian Institute in London, regularly providing analysis and commentary on Ukrainian current affairs on BBC, CNN, SKY, Bloomberg TV, ITV, Al Jazeera, and others. He has spoken on Ukrainian affairs at the UK Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, Oxford University, the London School of Economics, and University College London. He has been a presenter on a leading Ukrainian television channel. He is also a fundraiser for the Ukrainian Catholic University.