Steven Jay Green

US Ambassador to Singapore from November 1997 to March 2001. Mr Green spearheaded a number of strategic programmes that greatly enhanced US-Singapore relations in economic development, intellectual property, immigration and national security. He is currently a Special Advisor to the Singapore Government, and is also a director of Vistage International, Inc., Knowledge Schools Inc., Cardean Learning Group, Greenstreet Capital Management, Inc. and Long Haul Holdings Corp.
Mr Green is the founder of merchant bank Greenstreet Partners, and the founding partner of a real estate investment company with real estate holdings throughout the United States. Mr Green has had 25 years of experience as an international industrialist leading major corporate restructurings and expansions in a host of manufacturing, housing, consumer products, retail and real estate enterprises. He served as Chairman and CEO of Samsonite Corporation from 1988 to 1996 where he oversaw the recapitalisation and subsequent turnaround of the company to a highly profitable business.
In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Mr Green is also active in national civic affairs. He serves as a contributing trustee for a number of community and national charities, including the Children’s Health Fund and the University of Miami Advisory Board. He is also the Chairman of the Green Family Foundation.