Chynna Hawes
Senior Vice President
Areas of Specialty
Asia Trade and Investment Policy
Global Market Access
U.S.-China Relations
Strategic Communications
Tech Policy
insights
about
Chynna Hawes is a Senior Vice President at Basilinna. Chynna previously served as Senior Vice President at Edelman Global Advisory, where she helped double the China and Asia business. She also was a member of the government affairs team at the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC). While there, she advised leading U.S. firms on policy issues, legislative developments related to trade, and on Chinese regulatory issues in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and intellectual property. Chynna also spent eight years in China working with major multinationals firms and Fortune 500 companies and advising them on strategic communications and positioning while at Edelman and Hill & Knowlton. She is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
