Dr. Deborah Anne Palmieri, CEO and President of the Russian-American Chamber of Comerce, is a nationally known scholar, lecturer, writer and industry expert on Russian business, trade and economic relations with the U.S. and Western nations. She is the recipient of over 12 major academic honors and awards, including MacArthur Scholar Fellow at Duke University, Columbia Presidential Fellow, Visiting Scholar at the London School of Economics, and Junior Fellow at Columbia University's Harriman Institute. Dr. Palmieri has served as a senior adminmistrator at the University of Sourthern California an taught at Pomona College and the University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies. She is the co-author or editor of four books, including Russia and the NIS in the Wrold Economy; and The Dynamics of Soviet Foreign Policy. Her most recently released book, a 3-volume set, The Ultimate Insider's Guide to Doing Business in Russian, is a definitive guide on business with Russia. She is editor of the bimonthly Chamber publication, The Russian Commerce News. She has published numerous business writings and academic articles and has deivered hundreds of paper presentations and speeches at various conferences and universities across the United States on U.S.-Russian business and economic issues. Dr. Palmieri holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder; an M.A. from the University of Denver, Graduate School of International Studies and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.