Andrea Diewald joined the German American Chamber of Commerce in New York (GACC NY) in 2011, where she began her career as Head of Consulting Services. After returning to Germany in 2014, she successfully established the new “Innovation, Investor & Startup Relations” division for GACC NY. The target group are German startups, for which GACC NY offers customized services to enter the US market. One of them is the STEP USA Program that focuses on the development of individual internationalization strategies. Starting 2024, a STEP USA market entry program especially designed for female founders will be introduced.

Ms. Diewald studied American Studies and Political Science at Leipzig University as well as at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Strasbourg and at New York University. Before joining the GACC NY, she worked at the American Embassy in Berlin as well as at IHK Reutlingen.