The Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Mongolia has appointed Tricia Turbold as its new Executive Director.  

Tricia has served as Director of Communications and Membership for the past year and has previous experience as Operations Manager of the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a world-class healthcare facility in New York City.  

Turbold graduated from Radford University with a Master's of Science in Corporate and Professional Communication. 

Regarding her appointment to the new position, Turbold said, “I am honored to be appointed as Executive Director of AmCham Mongolia and I look forward to this new endeavor. AmCham’s members are among the very best companies working in Mongolia today and my focus will be ensuring that they get the most out of their membership in AmCham."

Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia Jackson Cox said, “our decision to select Tricia as Executive Director is a clear indication of our strong commitment to develop AmCham into the leading business organization in Mongolia. AmCham is deeply committed to serving its members by delivering excellent services led by its wonderful staff. We are pleased that Tricia is stepping into this role and we anticipate that AmCham’s mission to promote commerce between the United States and Mongolia and to improve Mongolia’s business environment will be advanced under her leadership."

AmCham Mongolia is an independent membership-driven organization that seeks to build, strengthen, and protect business between the United States and Mongolia and to actively promote Mongolia as a destination for American investment. AmCham Mongolia is the official local affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Based in Washington, DC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the largest business federation in the world with over 3 million member companies.