Swiss Business Hub

Swiss Business Hub USA

The Swiss Business Hub USA is the New York-based representative of the official international trade and investment promotion agency Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE). Part of the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and with offices in San Francisco, Atlanta and Boston (Cambridge), it is responsible for implementing Swiss export strategies in the US and for promoting Switzerland as a business location.

The Swiss Business Hub USA provides localized support, market information, consulting and networking services to Swiss companies venturing into the US market. An experienced team of trade commissioners stands ready to support inquiries of all kind and serves as a first-hand local contact for companies - new and experienced - in the US market. The Hub’s services include: market information and support; detailed market and product analysis; search for distributors, local representatives and partners and support for the establishment of communication channels; B2B / B2C sales pipeline development; individual consulting and coaching of SMEs; site location evaluation; organization of events and fact-finding missions for Swiss companies, associations and official delegations. The Swiss Business Hub USA has identified specific areas of interest. These include but are not limited to life sciences, ICT, FinTech, food and beverage, FMCG and MEM, as well as cleantech.

In addition, the Swiss Business Hub actively promotes Switzerland as a highly attractive business and investment location for US companies looking for growth in Switzerland and in Europe. The Swiss Business Hub proactively contacts and informs US-based companies about the key advantages of Switzerland as a business and investment location. In close collaboration with cantonal and regional representatives as well as private-sector partners, the Hub supports foreign investors with the following services: communicating Switzerland’s unique selling points that relate to their business and industry; facilitating contact with regional and cantonal economic development agencies; connecting with research centers and universities; meeting legal and administrative requirements; obtaining work and residence permits; defining the ideal corporate structure and explaining the Swiss tax systems.

The Swiss Business Hub USA has a first-rate network of contacts both in the US and in Switzerland.

New York

Swiss Business Hub USA
Consulate General of Switzerland
633 Third Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10017-6706

Artur Czerniejewski
Head Swiss Business Hub USA
+1 917 289 9926 
+1 58 463 54 13
artur.czerniejewski@eda.admin.ch 

Daniel Bangser
Trade Commissioner Investment Promotion
+1-917-289-9932
daniel.bangser@eda.admin.ch 

Lisette Müry
Trade Commissioner Investment Promotion
+1 917 289 9930
lisette.muery@eda.admin.ch

Christine Walder
Office Manager 
+1 917 289 9956
christine.walder@eda.admin.ch

San Francisco

Swiss Business Hub USA
Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco
Pier 17, Suite 600
San Francisco CA 94111

Christoph Besmer
Head Investment Promotion
+41 58 480 02 36
christoph.besmer@eda.admin.ch 

Stewart Tipson
Head Export Promotion
+41 58 480 8672
stewart-kurt.tipson@eda.admin.ch

Karine Wittmer
Trade Commissioner Export Promotion
+1-917-289-9939
karine.wittmer@eda.admin.ch

Manuel Haymoz
Trade Commissioner Investment Promotion
+1-917-289-9962
manuel.haymoz@eda.admin.ch

Atlanta

Kimberly Roth Shulman
Trade Commissioner Export Promotion
Swiss Business Hub USA 
Consulate General of Switzerland
Two Midtown Plaza, 1349 W. Peachtree St., Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30309 
+41 58 480 1924
kimberly.shulman@eda.admin.ch

Boston

Sean Powers
Trade Commissioner Investment Promotion 
Swiss Business Hub USA
c/o Swissnex Boston
420 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
+1 917 244 8368 
sean-michael.powers@eda.admin.ch

Washington

Kristi Shalla
Trade Commissioner Innovation
Embassy of Switzerland in the United States of America
2900 Cathedral Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
+1-202-374-9353
kristi.shalla@eda.admin.ch

 

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Swiss Business Hub USA

c/o Consulate General of Switzerland
633 Third Avenue, 30th Floor
10017 New York
United States of America

artur.czerniejewski@eda.admin.ch
Telephone: +1 212 599 5700

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