David M. Sloan
A senior consultant to The Scowcroft Group since 1994 and a South Asia
specialist, David Sloan has extensive experience in helping U.S. companies
expand their global business particularly in India.
In addition to analyzing political, economic, and commercial risk, he focuses on
developing market-entry strategies, identifying joint venture partners, and
resolving commercial disputes. His consulting activities cut across a wide range
of sectors, including financial services, engineering and construction,
telecommunications, power, petroleum, aerospace, defense and investment
banking.
From 1986 to 1993, he was Executive Vice President of Charles Percy &
Associates, an international relations and trade consulting boutique. A former
Foreign Service Officer, he served in the State Department as Special Assistant
to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, as an Energy and Strategic
Trade Officer and as an Economic Officer in Jamaica. He was a visiting fellow
at the Rajiv Ghandi Institute in New Delhi in 1994 and the American Enterprise
Institute in 1985-86. His articles have appeared in leading newspapers
including the
New York Times, Los Angeles Times, International Herald
Tribune, and
Asian Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Sloan, who is President of Washington-based Corporate Strategies
International, received his B.A. from Tufts University and his M.A.L.D. from the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He is currently a director of Foster
Wheeler Ltd. And Counterpart International Inc.