Jennifer Miel
- Executive Director, U.S.-Türkiye Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Vice President, Middle East, Central Asia and Türkiye, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Miel is Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Middle East, Türkiye and Central Asia Department.Jennifer draws upon 15 years of service to the U.S. business community to advance commercial cooperation between the public and private sectors in the U.S. and this critical region.
Jennifer leads the U.S. Chamber’s work in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.As executive director of corporate bilateral business councils between the U.S. and Israel, Kazakhstan and Türkiye, Jennifer works with approximately 200 companies to identify and deepen strategic partnership models and growth sectors.She strategizes closely with senior business leaders of U.S. companies to advance their investments in the region.In addition, she directs the respective councils’ policy and programmatic agenda, including meetings with heads of state, senior government officials, business delegations, and the preparation and launch of policy reports.
In 2014, Miel was instrumental to the Chamber opening its regional office in Istanbul, which she directs from Washington. This office has established a permanent advocacy presence in the region for U.S. companies to grow and create enhanced economic opportunities in Türkiye, the Middle East and Central Asia.
Miel earned a B.S. in urban and regional planning and a B.A. in Spanish literature from Cornell University.She completed graduate coursework in public policy at Georgetown University and is a contributing author of two books on Türkiye and transatlantic relations and one book on Kazakhstan.
