Jackson Cox is Founder and CEO of Woodmont International, a private firm that was established in 2005 to provide public affairs and government relations consulting services to companies and investors in Mongolia and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Cox was elected Chairman of Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce in March 2015. APCAC was established in 1968 and is the association of 30 American Chambers of Commerce in the Asia Pacific region. APCAC’s collective membership represents over 15,000 companies, 50,000 overseas American workers, and annual trade and investment of over US$500 billion. Mr. Cox is also the Founder and Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia – the official affiliate office of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia.

Prior to founding Woodmont International, Mr. Cox worked in the international political sector where he managed projects in Mongolia and Cambodia for the International Republican Institute.

Mr. Cox is from Johnson City, Tennessee and a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville. He served as the East Tennessee campaign chairman for Bill Frist’s successful campaign for United States Senate in 1994 and as the Political Director of Frist’s re-election in 2000. Mr. Cox served as advisor to Senator Frist in the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. between the two campaigns.

Steven is the Founder and CEO of APAC Advisors, is a leader on corporate public affairs, ESG, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement.

Since 2017, APAC Advisors provides a range of services with a focus on sustainability to clients in the financial services sector, predominantly private equity firms, including supporting their efforts from drafting ESG policies to implementing them in the due diligence and investment phase, as well as working with portfolio companies on their ESG efforts.

As KKR’s first Director of Asia Public Affairs from 2011-2017, he was one of the first people in the region working on ESG in the sector.

In addition to leading APAC Advisors, Steve serves as the Senior Advisor for Southeast Asia for the Global Private Capital Association, as well as a Senior Advisor for McLarty Associates, a global geostrategic consultancy.

He spent the first twelve years of his career in Washington, DC, including service in the Administration of President Bill Clinton. He has lived and worked in Asia since 2003.

Currently serving as Chair of the AmChams of Asia Pacific, he was also elected for three terms as Chair of AmCham Singapore. He served on the boards of the private equity councils of Australia and Singapore is now on the Australian Investment Council ESG Working Group.

An in-demand speaker for businesses and conferences, Steve frequently appears on CNBC and Channel NewsAsia and other global media, provides the weekly International News Review for MONEY FM (Singapore) and contributes commentary to The Straits Times, The Business Time and Asia Times.

He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.