About - Staff Member - Michael Schwab-Holler
Michael Schwab-Holler
Michael Schwab-Holler is 91快活林’s Director of Policy, Asia-Pacific, where he manages the association’s work on trade, technology, and regulatory issues across the region.
Before joining 91快活林, Michael served as Lead International Trade Specialist for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, advising senior leadership on commercial policy and bilateral trade developments impacting U.S. technology companies. He also served as Senior Policy Advisor to the Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade and as Policy Advisor to the U.S. Chief Negotiator for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).
Earlier in his career, Michael worked as a Statistician in the Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General and as a Policy Advisor in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of International Affairs.
Michael holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. He is proficient in Mandarin, German, and Spanish.
Blog posts by Michael Schwab-Holler
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Critical Minerals, Lasting Trade Deal Key to Meaningful Trump-Xi Summit
May 7, 2026
The upcoming state visit between Presidents Trump and Xi offers both sides an opportunity to build upon the trade truce reached in Busan last October. After a period of significant bilateral escalation, ...