Speaker Bio

David Ross
David Ross
Country Manager, Southeast Asia
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Arlington, VA

David T. Ross serves as the Country Manager for Southeast Asia at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), where he develops and manages infrastructure projects across one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Mr. Ross also leads the worldwide renewable energy team, which educates and advises Agency staff on current technology trends and market opportunities.


Prior to his work in Southeast Asia, Mr. Ross served as the Country Manager for Colombia and the Caribbean. He began his career at USTDA in 2010 in the Office of Program Evaluation, where he evaluated the results of USTDA's funding commitments and advised Agency leadership and program staff on how to utilize those results to improve performance throughout the project life cycle. Prior to joining USTDA, Mr. Ross worked for the U.S. Department of Treasury, in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.


Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and International Relations from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.