Eric D.K. Melby
A founding member of The Scowcroft Group, Eric Melby has extensive experience in telecommunications, energy, investment support and trade policy solutions. He specializes in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Dr. Melby is actively engaged in advising corporate clients on transactions, including acquisitions in telecommunications and energy in the Middle East and Asia. He advises on foreign investment opportunities in Asia generally.
A founding member of The Scowcroft Group, Eric Melby has extensive experience in telecommunications, energy, investment support and trade policy solutions. He specializes in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Dr. Melby is actively engaged in advising corporate clients on transactions, including acquisitions in telecommunications and energy in the Middle East and Asia. He advises on foreign investment opportunities in Asia generally.
Dr. Melby was a senior staff member on the National Security Council from 1987 to 1993, responsible for bilateral and multilateral trade and economic negotiations, including the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Uruguay Round, bilateral economic issues, international energy policy and export controls. He was a member of the U.S. ‘Sherpa’ team for the G-7 Economic Summits from 1987 to 1993. Before serving on the NSC staff, Dr. Melby was a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, responsible for trade policy and energy issues. From 1981 to 1985, he was the Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. He has served with the Agency for International Development and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. Dr. Melby received his B.A. from Haverford College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University (SAIS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is on the Advisory Council of the European Institute in Washington and the Bologna Center of (SAIS).